- According to France 3, two men kidnapped, abused and abducted a 14 year-old boy from Marseille.
- France reports that police used Snapchat to track the location of the girl and then arrested the men.
- Police claimed that Snapchat may have prevented them from finding the girl.
According to police, a 14-year old girl was kidnapped by and abused by two men. Police were able to track her down via Snapchat. France 3: French news outlet.
The girl, whose identity was not mentioned in news reports, was originally from Ardèche and had run away from home on January 10, France Bleu Radio StationTranslated from French France Bleu reported that she was previously a fugitive from home.
France 3 reported that the teenager used her phone to call her mother from Marseille on Friday morning. France Bleu reports that she said she was raped, kidnapped and drugged.
Insider did not receive any comment from France’s Alliance Police, Court of Marseille and Court of Marseille’s Prosecution.
France 3 reported that after police received notification, they finally got in touch and used Snapchat to identify the location of the girl. France Bleu was informed that police knocked on each apartment door until Rudy Manna (the departmental secretary to the Alliance Police union) said that the girl could message officers that she heard them knock.
According to France, Manna claimed that police could not have located her without Snapchat.
Snapchat offers a feature called “Snap Map”It allows users to share their location with others.
“Only the people you choose can see your location — you can choose to share your location with all your friends you’ve added back, just a group of select friends, or you can even turn on Ghost Mode when you want to go off the grid,”According to Snapchat’s description.
The two men were taken into police custody by officers on Friday. BFM Marseille reported. According to France, the Marseille prosecutor stated in a press release that an inquiry was opened against these men.