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01-05-2010, 02:15 PM
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Before we delve into this story, I just want to say that everything turned out alright. No laws were broken. No authority figures taking advantage of underage people in their care. The teenager is home safe and his online lover is allowed to return home (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/teen-found-after-meeting-his-42-year-old-online-soulmate/article1416257/?ok) whenever she likes. Here are the facts:
A 16 year old boy in Ontario had an online affair with a 42 year old mother of four in Texas.
They met in WoW (http://www.massively.com/2010/01/04/teen-found-safe-after-running-away-to-meet-wow-soulmate/), but much of the affair took place in MSN chat.
The parents knew of the relationship for over a year.
The boy told the woman that he was 20.
The consenting age in Ontario, Canada is 16.
The boy had a history of addiction to WoW, had seen a counselor and was given computer privileges again as a reward for good behavior.
She came to visit him for the Christmas holidays and asked him to meet her in a hotel.
He asked his parents for permission. They said no.
He snuck out at 2 am and went to her anyway.
The parents and local authorities made a plea to the public for his safe return.
The boy and woman were spotted together in public two days later and brought in.
Again, the boy is home safe and the woman is not being charged with anything.
Continue reading Teen runs away to meet older WoW soulmate (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/05/teen-runs-away-to-meet-adult-wow-soulmate/)
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Before we delve into this story, I just want to say that everything turned out alright. No laws were broken. No authority figures taking advantage of underage people in their care. The teenager is home safe and his online lover is allowed to return home (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/teen-found-after-meeting-his-42-year-old-online-soulmate/article1416257/?ok) whenever she likes. Here are the facts:
A 16 year old boy in Ontario had an online affair with a 42 year old mother of four in Texas.
They met in WoW (http://www.massively.com/2010/01/04/teen-found-safe-after-running-away-to-meet-wow-soulmate/), but much of the affair took place in MSN chat.
The parents knew of the relationship for over a year.
The boy told the woman that he was 20.
The consenting age in Ontario, Canada is 16.
The boy had a history of addiction to WoW, had seen a counselor and was given computer privileges again as a reward for good behavior.
She came to visit him for the Christmas holidays and asked him to meet her in a hotel.
He asked his parents for permission. They said no.
He snuck out at 2 am and went to her anyway.
The parents and local authorities made a plea to the public for his safe return.
The boy and woman were spotted together in public two days later and brought in.
Again, the boy is home safe and the woman is not being charged with anything.
Continue reading Teen runs away to meet older WoW soulmate (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/05/teen-runs-away-to-meet-adult-wow-soulmate/)
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion (http://www.wow.com/category/analysis-opinion/), Virtual selves (http://www.wow.com/category/virtual-selves/), News items (http://www.wow.com/category/news-items/)
Teen runs away to meet older WoW soulmate (http://www.wow.com/2010/01/05/teen-runs-away-to-meet-adult-wow-soulmate/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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