North Liberty man charged after bringing 14-year-old from Tennessee to hide in his home

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) – A North Liberty man has been charged with coercion and enticement and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.In a criminal complaint law enforcement said 46-year-old Joseph Foster drove from his North Liberty home to Tennessee on January 1, 2021, to pick up a 14-year-old girl. He then drove her back to his North Liberty home where he had her hide from his ex-wife (who was also living in the house).The criminal complaint says Foster even had the girl dye her hair dark, blue-black.An investigation started after the girl was reported missing from her Tennessee home on January 2. Agents said the girl had bought multiple pregnancy tests from February to December 2020.The preliminary investigation discovered that the girl had been using social media to communicate with Foster, and that Foster had given her access to his Amazon account even before he had gone to pick her up.Investigators said the girl had been using Cashapp and other social media accounts most likely to advertise and/or perform sexually explicit activities for people in return for payment.Records showed multiple transactions from December 2020. Agents were able to use the transactions to uncover…
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