NEWS 4 IS FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERING AND PENDING RETURN OF 15 YEAR OLD ROZA AHMAD BACK TO HER HOMETOWN OF SHILOH, ILLINOIS.
TODAY, I SPENT THE DAY TALKING TO DETECTIVES IN BELLEVILLE, A POLICE SPOKESMAN IN FLORIDA, AS WELL AS A NEIGHBOR OF THE GIRL'S FAMILY; ALL OF WHOM HAVE MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS CASE.
MOST NOTABLY, EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW HOW DID THE 9TH GRADER END UP WITH 49 YEAR OLD HERIBERTO RODRIGUES? TURNS OUT, ACCORDING TO POLICE, THAT THE PAIR MET MORE THAN A YEAR AGO ON AN INTERNET CHAT ROOM. POLICE ALSO SAY RODRIGUEZ AND AHMAD KEPT IN TOUCH VIA CELLPHONES. THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A "RED FLAG" FOR PARENTS, WHO ARE CONSTANTLY CONCERNED ABOUT "WHO" THEIR CHILDREN ARE TALKING TO WHILE ON THE COMPUTER.

ONE LOCAL INVESTIGATOR TELLS ME IT "APPEARS THE GIRL LLEFT SCHOOL AND WENT WILLINGLY" TO FLORIDA WITH RODRIGUEZ.

DETECTIVES GOT A TIP FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE OF RODRIGUEZ, AND WHEN THEY WENT TO A HOME IN OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, THAT'S WHERE THEY FOUND THE MISSING SHILOH GIRL AND RODRIGUEZ, WHO'S NOW FACING A FEDERAL CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING.

A REPRESENTATIAVE FOR THE MIAMI FBI TELLS NEWS 4 CHILD WELFARE OFICIALS IN FLORIDA WILL DECIDE EXACTLY WHEN THE GIRL WILL BE RELEASED AND CAN RETURN HOME TO SHILOH.

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