Police in Central Utah announced Sunday that a missing 19-year-old college student had been found safe and a man was arrested almost a week after she went missing.
Madelyn Allen, a Snow College student, was reported missing Wednesday after she was last seen leaving her dorm Monday night. Police were able to track Allen by pinging her cellphone after her kidnapper allowed her to send a text message to her parents saying "I love you." Police were began searching an area going home to home before an officer discovered her after looking into a basement window. Allen was found naked and covered in coal sut.
She allegedly met a man in a bondage group chat and went with him willingly, but the encounter soon turned into a kidnapping
Allen told police the man took her to the town of Loa, forced her to strip, and had sex with her against her will. He wouldn’t allow her to leave and took her wallet and phone, throwing them away after sending the text.
The man whom was inside the home Allen was spotted in, Brent Brown, answered the door and refused to let them in. The actual homes owner gave police permission. They then found Madelyn nude and covered in coal.
Brown, 39, was arrested. He told police that they were part of a “kidnapping role-play.” Allen told police that he threatened her family and friends, and she was scared because he knew her address..
Another reminder to be careful of those you meet online!