What wouldn't a parent do to protect their children? There isn't any length most parents wouldn't go to, to protect their kids.
As the father of four daughters, this story brought a warm feeling to my heart. In Texas, a 15-year-old girl was reportedly kidnapped by a goblin with intentions we will not discuss or speculate on here, but the girl's Dad was prepared. He tracked his daughter's phone, confronted the goblin, and rescued his daughter. The girl is safe, and the suspected kidnapper is in jail, thanks to parental controls on the girl's phone.
A father in Texas saved his 15-year-old daughter after he traced her phone to find the location where she was being held and kidnapped, deputies said.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a home in Porter, outside of Houston, around 4:50 p.m. on Christmas Day in reference to the reported kidnapping of the juvenile.
"Upon arrival, deputies learned that the victim had taken her dog out for a walk and when she did not return at her usual time, her parents became concerned. Using parental controls to locate the victim’s phone, her father traveled to a secluded, partially wooded area in Harris County nearly 2 miles away," the Sheriff’s Office said.
"The father located the victim and her dog inside a maroon-colored pickup truck with a partially nude 23-year-old male. The father helped his daughter escape from the truck and contacted law enforcement," it added.
This isn't the worst argument for equipping a teenager with a phone and arming it with the appropriate parental controls. Imagine if this had happened, not in 2025, but in 1985; the story may well have had a very different, much more tragic ending.
As for the father helping his daughter escape, there's probably a fascinating story behind that. While the report does not give any details, and should not, as there is sure to be an ongoing investigation, this is Texas, after all. I know that if I were to go out to track a missing daughter's phone, suspecting a kidnapping, how I would go about it.
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The alleged kidnapper is now in the hoosegow.
Deputies said an investigation revealed that the suspect, Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, of Porter, "had threatened the victim with a knife and abducted her from the street."
Using descriptions provided by witnesses, the Sheriff’s Office said its deputies were able to track down Espinoza and bring him into custody without incident.
He was charged with aggravated kidnapping and indecency with a child and remains held without bond.
These kinds of events too often don't have a happy ending. This ending, we can't really call it happy, but it is at least satisfactory. Father and daughter have a lot to process - but I would bet a substantial sum that they are looking at each other with a new appreciation today.
In the end, father and daughter each got an unexpected Christmas gift. As for Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, he would appear to be right where he belongs, looking at steel bars from the wrong side.
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