Orem Police Arrest Man For Kidnapping After Finding Runaway Iowa Teen

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Benjamin Braithwait has been arrested for kidnapping and sex abuse of a minor. Photo Courtesy: Orem City Police

OREM, UTAH – November 2, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) – Police in Orem have arrested a man for the alleged kidnapping of a 16-year-old runaway.

According to Orem police, Officer Jared Hawes stopped a juvenile for a curfew violation. The girl initially lied to him about her identity, but the officer was able to find out she was actually a reported runaway from Iowa.

During the course of their investigation, police discovered that 28-year-old Benjamin Braithwait had brought the young girl to Utah from Iowa about a month ago.

Braithwait was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail for aggravated kidnapping, two counts of forcible sex abuse, lewdness, and unlawfully providing shelter to a runaway.

His bail has been set at $30,000.

The victim in this case has since been returned to her home.

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