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Missing Louisiana Teen Rescued From Pittsburgh Basement as Suspect Held on Trafficking Charges

Investigators say she was lured via Snapchat, with additional arrests expected.

Overview

  • Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, is charged with trafficking in individuals, sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and related offenses, and is being held without bail at the Allegheny County Jail.
  • According to a criminal complaint, the girl met Crumity on Snapchat and took a Greyhound bus to Pittsburgh after he promised help with adoption.
  • The FBI secured a warrant for a Brighton Heights residence where Pittsburgh police SWAT found the teen hidden in a sheet-covered box and transported her to a hospital.
  • The complaint states Crumity gave the teen edibles and sexually assaulted her repeatedly over about a week.
  • Ronald Smith, 62, was arrested in Georgia on kidnapping-related charges tied to the early leg of the journey, and authorities say other adults present at the Pittsburgh home remain under investigation.