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.
