MISSING TEEN FOUND LIVING WITH ACCUSED MOLESTER, MOTHER

Emily Smith, 15, was reported missing by her father several months ago.  Law enforcement acted on an anonymous tip leading them to Phoenix, Arizona where they apprehended 31 year old, Jon Jeffrey Shoemaker, who was due in court to answer charges of molesting Emily.  Investigators also discovered Emily's mother, Catherine, at the same hotel room as Shoemaker.  Catherine Smith pleaded innocent to contributing to the delinquency of a minor on October 28th.  The molestation charges against Shoemaker detailed for a ten week period, Shoemaker and two of his friends engaged in sexual conduct with Emily and two of her friends.  In addition to the earlier charges, Catherine Smith will be charged with felony child endangerment, which is punishable by six years in prison.

(Sonoma, California)