Uncle Of Missing Vt. Girl Arrested
Police: Man Faces Unrelated Sex Charges, But Was One Of The Last People To See Girl
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The investigation into Brooke Bennett's disappearance has centered on contacts the 12-year-old made on MySpace.com, police said. (AP Photo/Vermont State Police)
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Michael Jacques, 42, of Randolph, who dropped off Brooke Bennett at a convenience store Wednesday and was seen leaving it in a different direction on a surveillance camera video, was charged with aggravated sexual assault against a minor. The alleged victim wasn't Bennett, who remained missing Sunday, despite an intensive search by state police, the FBI and other agencies.
Jacques, who is married to Bennett's mother's sister, is listed on Vermont sex offender registry. He was convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping in 1993.
The arrest came as the result of information uncovered by investigators assigned to the disappearance.
Jacques was being held at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, pending an arraignment Monday. If convicted, he could get 10 years to life in prison.
Police said Jacques and a cousin of Brooke's dropped the girl at Cumberland Farms in Randolph about 9 a.m. Wednesday. On the video, which was released Friday, Jacques and Brooke are seen in the store, where Jacques makes a purchase with Brooke at his side. They walk out together, then part ways. She was seen about 45 minutes later inside a coin laundry, police said.
Her grandmother reported Bennett missing 12 hours later, and on Thursday an Amber Alert - the first in Vermont history - was issued for Brooke.
Police have said they believe Brooke may have been headed to meet someone with whom she had been communicating online. On Friday, Vermont State Police director Col. James Baker said the investigation centered on contacts Brooke made on the MySpace.com social networking site.
No suspects have been named in her disappearance.
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See all 64 CommentsWhen will we learn?
HOW MANY MORE INNOCENTS MUST DIE BEFORE THINGS CHANGE?
I agree the girls mother should have known her own brothers backgtound. Being retired law enforcement i agree rehab doesn''t work on most ofenders and i have never seen it work on *** offenders even when castrated.
You may be on to something there as well. He could have left her and picked her up later thus creating an alibi that he left her. I do know this the police never tell you everythig they know while investigating.
Stay in school and receive a decent education and you will meet someone along that path!
may god help us all.
may god help us all.
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Posted by miami_21 at 09:42 AM : Jun 30, 2008
They''re looking for the person who kidnaped a 12 year old girl. In this case it would be the same as pulling phone records. Do you really have a problem with this??
You''ve gotta be joking. So if someone murders someone else, in cold blood, no self defense involved, they should not be punished? You know, that''s the kind of thinking that lets psychos and career criminals back out onto our streets where they just do more harm.
Posted by aldon61
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Got you to read the story, didn''t it? That''s the whole idea about headlines...grab your attention, then tell you their spin on it.
OJ did it.
Thanks for the humor...
Posted by codymac4 at 12:15 PM : Jun 30, 2008
Actually codymac4 it is pretty much the truth. Even the media admits that there is a disparity in reporting of missing children in particular teens that are minorities. Oddly enough that goes for male teens as well regardless of race. And I grew up outside of Atlanta when the murders were going on and it wasn''t "all over the news" until 23 were missing. So you might want to check "your" facts as well.
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/08s0304.xls
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=MISSING-MEDIA-11-23-05
I agree with you 100%. I''m not playing any race card, was just stating a fact.
What about these "staggering" numbers hmm?
In 2005 575 white children between the ages of 1 day to 16 years old were killed. In 2005, 498 black children between the ages of 1 day and 16 years were killed.
http://www.census.gov/compend
ia/statab/tables/08s0304.xls
observer2020 - do u realize how many convicted *** offenders are out there that don''t have to report their whereabouts? do u realize that they only have to report for 10 years after they r done with the criminal justice system? at least in vt they are. do u also realize that not all convicted *** offenders have to report on their whereabouts in certain situations and that sometimes the fact that they are even convicted is not readily available?
These are from the SAME EXACT website you sent me to.
Homicides of Children under Age 5 by Race of Victim
Year White Black Other
2000 328 253 12
2001 354 260 16
2002 325 238 23
2003 349 234 15
2004 336 209 14
2005 328 218 10
Does that mean it is now illigeal in vermont to have *** with someone who isn''t your cousin, brother, sister or kid?
Only in america...LOL
No, it''s the total count of children of each race (black and white) killed in the USA in those years. What you posted, is a statistical average per 100,000 population. Do you know what that means? That means that is the percentage of the amount of black people and the amount of white people in given populations across the US that is killed. Mine are the actual numbers. Not a percentage average.
No, say the real reason why you''re shutting up. Because you were proven wrong. I think everyone will have SO much more respect for you if you just admit that the facts have proven you wrong.
Statistically speaking more white children are murdered in the USA than black children. So, it would make sense that you would see more about white children being killed in the news than black children being killed, cause IT JUST HAPPENS MORE OFTEN!!
Of course we''re all praying and hoping that she is alive and well. Honestly for the most part the arguement isn''t even about brooke at this point. Unfortunatly it''s gone beyond that. And we''ve lost sight of the real issue. A child is missing. We all hope she is found alive and well.
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