Police say missing 14-year-old may be in dangerous situation
BEAVERTON, Ore. – Family and friends of a missing 14-year-old girl spent Friday night handing out fliers of Ebony Peters.
Police say the teen may be in a very dangerous situation with some adult men.
Her mother, Roxann Dentler, was out at the Beaverton Transit Center until about 10 p.m., making sure every person who got off the MAX knew her daughter's face.
Dentler says her daughter is developmentally delayed, has adolescent bipolar and that she's a five-year-old emotionally.
Peters was last seen leaving their Aloha house to go to the library supposedly with a trusted friend. But that friend never went.
That was on Jan. 11. Seven days later, Dentler is desperately passing out fliers trying to find her daughter, especially after someone spotted Peters with older men on the MAX.
"She's been seen at two different times – with one time with an adult male and another time with two different adult males," Dentler said. "These people are predators, and they're preying on my baby. She's not capable of taking care of herself."
Dentler says she doesn't know the men and Peters isn't even used to taking the MAX. She hasn't been on her medication.
Dentler says her daughter has no money and only had a heavy sweatshirt on for warmth. A stranger has her phone.
Peters is 5 feet six inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair. In addition to the sweatshirt, she was wearing blue jeans and a white and purple shirt when last seen.
Anyone with any information is encouraged to call the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 503-629-0111.
SWEET EBONY is home and thank you to people who truly care! Its easy to Judge others.The only person you can truely change is you!
I hope this little one is back home soon.
By the way, where is Kyron Horman??
i wish some one could explain why the family waited seven days to start an active search. I live in beaverton and it wasn't until this story aired (seven days after the girl went missing) that fliers have been posted. Being confused, a 14 year old with the maturity of a five year old, leaves to go to the library and doesn't come home by 6pm, time to worry, not home by 7pm, time to go to the library, can't be found by 8pm then it is freak out time, no word by 9pm then it's time to call the police.....but seven days later and they are posting fliers??? Sorry but something is not seemingly correct to me.
 @Tyler Van Pelt Just because that is when you found out doesn't mean that's when we started looking. Her MOTHER is a wreck hasn't slept in 10 days. She did everything she could to get ppl to start looking for her since FRIDAY(11th) night
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She was with a trusted friend. This has NOTHING to do with Ebby's care at home
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BLAME the rules that say the police won't take a report for 24-48 hours
BLAME the red tape that slows the process for searchingÂ
BLAME the news that won't run the story until her missing status was uppedÂ
BLAME society that treats kids like they are easy to throw away and write off
"Police say missing 14-year-old may be in dangerous situation"
Any life form in close proximity to a groid is in a dangerous situation.
Your really should find something better to do with your time then troll news feeds looking to make racist comments. Only makes you look ignorant
 @momof4 I very seriously doubt that you know the meaning of ignorant.
KATU! PLEASE REMOVE THE FILTH THAT TWITTLESIsamugu WROTE. Thank you!
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 @TWITTLES Isamugu You are in dire need of mental health help. Please go get yourself evaluated before you harm someone.
I'm afraid I'm a bit of a pessimist, so it's my guess that the girl has either been killed or is now a victim of human trafficking. Her family and friends must be scared half to death and feeling helpless right now, but there is something they can do that law enforcement probably doesn't have time to do: Start searching for Ebony on the websites popular with human traffickers.. Check "backpage.com," especially under escort services. Check cities up and down the I-5 corridor, as well as Las Vegas. Sadly, a lot of confused young females can be found for sale there. I will keep Ebony in my thoughts and hope for her safe return.Â
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How tragic. I ride the MAX every day, I will be looking out for this child. If I spot her, I will try to refrain from attacking whoever she's with and call 911.
I saw her missing child flyer on facebook days before she was reported on the news ...Why is it that it takes the media so long to report a missing child yet alone a police department to act on it .. I think any one missing should go into immediate action and not delay a 24 to 48 hours missing person report ! I hope they find her safe and unharmed such a sad story .Â
 @Mandik Because there is a lack of interest due to her family economic status and race. I already sent an email to another news station asking for more coverage of her.Â
There are more unanswered questions than anything else in this story. Why the time delay? Why is the mother letting her "emotionally 5-year-old" go off by herself? How do they know a stranger has the phone and why can't they track the general location through cell tower pinging? What has happened between the time of the disappearance and now? Were the police notified, and if so, when?Â
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My prediction is this story will not end well.
 @I812 I have spoken to a family member and the situation is a little more complicated than you think. How dare you destroy their families hope.
@lindsayalexandr I can neither destroy nor provide hope. Only those who seek it may provide or destroy it. How dare you acuse me of something I do not have the power to do.
 @I812 Unfortunately, with the laws that liberals have lobbied for in the past few decades, parents are barred from a lot of information concerning their own child.  The attitude of many in law enforcement, medical personnel, *educators,* etc. is that parents are toxic and children have rights.  Laws have been enacted to enable children to circumvent parents and access a plethora of programs administered by radicals.  Even the library issues cards to children and the parents are not allowed to know what is on the card in case they might *restrict* the reading of a youngster.  This "5-year-old emotionally" is an adult for abortion services, psychological care, STD treatment, drug and alcohol treatment, etc., despite her condition.  Your prediction is sadly on-target, and part of the problem is the continuing erosion of the right of parents to protect their children from the vultures who make their living off children.  The professionals in the *helping industries* and the gangsters have more in common than you think, they both want unfettered access to children without the interference of *overbearing,* or *old-fashioned,* or the very worst *religious* or *politically conservative* parents. Â
 @I812 wow, such a negative mind. instead of ending your comment with something like I will pray for this girl. You end it with something so negative and selfish.
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I hope this girl is found alive and unharmed.Â
@Hussein Awad My comment was neither negative nor selfish, simply a well reasoned prediction based on the girl being gone for so long. If you have ever looked into missing child statistics the odds are not at all good after 48 hours.Â
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As for praying, praying is for people who believe in fairy tales, magic, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, etc. I do hope this girl is found and it would be very nice if she were unharmed.
@Hussein Awad My comment was neither negative nor selfish, simply a well reasoned prediction based on the girl being gone for so long. If you have ever looked into missing child statistics the odds are not at all good after 48 hours.Â
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As for praying, praying is for people who believe in fairy tales, magic, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, etc. I do hope this girl is found and it would be very nice if she were unharmed.
 @I812 I am Ebony Peter's cousin. My auntie is trying to give my cousin some freedom, because she is 14 and deserves it. Ebony has made some bad choices, but is a great person and we want her back. She must have given her phone to a homeless person, and my family and the police know this because when they tried contacting her, a random person answered the phone and told them what happened with the phone. The police were contacted the day after she didn't come back. Â
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Just because you don't know all of the facts, doesn't mean you should disregard the situation. Anything you can do to help find my cousin would be greatly appreciated
@t d You have my sympathies as well as my wish that Ebony is found safe and unharmed.
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Let me just respond to your statement. It is clear from the statement and the story that Ebony is incapable of making good choices and taking care of herself as a normally developed 14-year-old might. A parent's first obligation is to provide a safe environment for their minor child or children. Ebony should have never been allowed to leave by herself without a responsible person being with her. As you say "she deserved freedom (paraphrased)" but you fail to recognize that she was incapable of handling that freedom in a manner that kept her safe. So, while you or her mother think she may have deserved some freedom her history of poor choices and emotional underdevelopment would indicate otherwise.Â
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Being a parent is a 24-hour per day responsibility. It is not easy and being a parent is not being a buddy to your children. Sometimes it is very hard to say no but there are times that is necessary and essential. I am sure in retrospect that everyone wishes Ebony would not have been allowed to walk off by herself.
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I do hope your cousin is found safe and sound and returned to her family. Rest assured if I see anyone that even closely resembles this girl I will contact the local authorities and maintain visual contact if possible until the authorities arrive.Â
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 @I812 Wow, aren't you the Pollyanna? Do you really need to know all that before you can keep an eye out for her? If you bothered to read the story, she was supposed to be going to the library with a "trusted friend." Obviously the police would have been notified, what difference does it make when?  What is it with people wanting to immediately judge the parents and family when something like this happens?
Our prayers go out to Roxann and we are praying for Ebony's safe return. We miss you all and we are here if you need ANYTHING!!!! Love you Theresa
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 @Daryl Thixton You sound like a self-righteous idiot, your are stupid if you think teenage girls enjoy being sexual slaves. Your an idiot.
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This is a different species. Â Don't use personification on them.
@Jan Qwib @Daryl Thixton Um, that would be, "you're and idiot." If you say, "your an idiot," the "your" denotes possession, not a contraction of, "you are." To say, "your an idiot" makes you look like, well, an idiot.
 @Daryl Thixton And yet, even if EVERY thing you said or hinted at was true, "they" are still worth more than you by far.
@Daryl Thixton And just think, at some point your mother could have swallowed you instead.
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@OliverNicholas Why don't you just go all "Dianne Fossey" on us and pack up and move to Browntown. After your house/car has been stolen/burglarized 3 or 4 times, your wife/kids/dog have been brutally raped by the feral mud monkeys and you have been beaten and robbed/ape-raped, Come on back and we'll have this conversation again when you can speak from a position of knowledge. I have had enough interaction with the savage 65 IQ yard apes to draw these conclusions already. I think you have never been around the smelly apes.
@Daryl Thixton Pathetic, im sure you think you are hilarious. The level of hatred you have for the superficial is a testament to your lack of cerebral fortitude.
 @Daryl Thixton Flagged offensive.
 @poopstainmonkey Yeah... I flagged it when I saw the worthless POS post it. Nice to see KATU actully pays attention... 6 hours later, still nothing.
@Daryl Thixton Racist troll, beat it mouth-breather.
@StealthActivist, Portland, and surrounding cities do have  human trafficking problem, and yes they like to grab these girls at 13 or 14 years of age, very young.  The police have a devil of a time getting any information on them .  It may be because of all the police jurisdictions involved.  One thing is for sure no one seems to be willing to admit the MAX is being used for such purposes.  Holding my breath and praying this little girl comes home safely.
There past the 48 hours. I only hope that she be lucky enough not to be found dead/
 I don't dare want to say what is really going through my mind.
 @lee986321 'I don't dare want to say what is really going through my mind.'
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It's unfortunate that a week has passed since Ebony was last seen, and we are only learning of her disappearance now. I do hope that they find her soon.
 @felines99 No kidding! Why not post this much sooner, so we can be on the lookout faster?Â
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I'm with you. I do hope they find her soon as well - safe and sound.Â
ask the media and police because mom texted me the day it happened and told me to tell everyone who knows her.y dont u go hand out flyers since our goverment and community dont work well together.
 @washcomom  @felines99 In truth it is because she isn't from a rich familly, the rich people get imediate news coverage I feel sickened that the media is so slow this kind of thing for the lower income folk.
Her mother is a good mother maybe just as good as yours, well maybe not because she doesn't place judgements on people she does not know.
 @Razor1  @lee986321  @washcomom I don't know that her mother "didn't even notice her missing for some time". But if she didn't (and there is not enough information provided to let us know whether this is true) -- if she didn't notice her missing "for some time", there's a problem right there.
 @lee986321  @washcomom  @felines99 "Lower income folk"?Â
 @lee986321  @washcomom  @felines99 Tell me where I can find the facts you are stating? I don't recall anyone giving their income potential as a reason to be kidnapped.
 This kids mother probably didn't even notice her missing for some time.
 @lee986321  @felines99 It hurts my heart, as she is someone's daughter, and it sounds like her mother loves her so much. Here is the one thing I am concerned about:Â
"Dentler says her daughter has no money and only had a heavy sweatshirt on for warmth. A stranger has her phone."
Why does the stranger have her phone? The stranger needs to turn that over to the LE or to the mother, and do a good deed. But, in this day and age of theft and crime, those that find or steal something rarely, if ever, turn something in that is not theirs.Â
Unfortunately, police and the girl's family should begin checking "backpage.com," where many victims of human trafficking are sold online. Check especially under "escorts." And as a side note, we should begin considering much lengthier sentences for pimping, as these assholes are basically soul-killers. Some of them are real-life killers too..
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 @StealthActivist I agree 100% that sentences should be MUCH, MUCH longer for pimping, especially those who are exploiting children. Throw the book at them, make an EXTREME example out of them. We should make much harsher penalties for the "johns" who are buying these underage girls, but unfortunately the primary customers of underage girls are those who are hard to catch since they are here illegally. Before people cry foul, it's true, KATU even had an article about it a while ago about how the black gangs are "recruiting" (kidnapping) girls like this and selling them to the Mexican gangs, who have the best access to the customer base for underage girls. Â
no description of the men?? What they look like is obviously known or there would be know way to know they were "different adult men" than the first time.Â
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These people sound like predators. Hopefully they are checking cheap hotels and backpage.Â