George Johnson, Kimberly Aldridge, Leslie Johnson

Three Tennessee Residents Arrested For Sexually Exploiting Underage Girl in Eastern Arizona

Springerville police have arrested three people for alleged sexual exploitation after they were found in a hotel room with an underage girl.

The police in eastern Arizona launched an investigation on Dec. 31 after receiving a report of a runaway juvenile. The victim’s mother reported she was concerned that her daughter had been communicating with unknown adults on social media.

Circumstances led officers to a local hotel, where the missing girl was found with three adults.


Police identified the adults as 34-year-old George Johnson, 29-year-old Kimberly Aldridge, and 74-year-old Leslie Johnson. All three are Tennessee residents.

Johnson, Aldridge and Johnson have been booked into Apache County Jail and face a list of charges, including sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated lure of a minor for sexual exploitation, custodial interference, kidnapping and weapons misconduct.

The girl is safe, has been reunited with her mother and is in good health.