CINCINNATI — An Ohio man is in custody after police said they located him and a missing Pennsylvania teen in Virginia.
A 16-year-old from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, had been missing since May 15. Police suspected she was with Jaret Wright, a 22-year-old sex offender who had previously been found in Hamilton County.
Both Wright and the teen were found in Purcellville, Virginia more than one hour away from the girl's home.
Trooper Megan Frazer with Pennsylvania State Police said Wright was taken into custody.
Previously, Wright pleaded guilty in 2022 to multiple counts of gross sexual imposition, a felony of the fourth degree, with a College Hill teenager, according to court documents. He's also guilty of one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material.
Court documents show that Wright, who was 20 years old at the time, met the teen he sexually assaulted on Instagram and spent three weeks living under the victim's bed in 2021. The teenager knew Wright was hiding out in her room, but the teen's mother was unaware. It was found that Wright forcefully administered a drug or intoxicant to the teen before assaulting her.
Wright was sentenced to three years probation by Judge Jennifer Branch and was ordered to complete drug, alcohol and sex offender treatment, which he failed to show up to in October 2022, violating his probation. According to a spokesperson with Hamilton County, a nationwide felony warrant was issued for Wright's arrest after he violated his probation.
