Woman Flees to Avoid Arrest for Sex with Boy Under 12 - Updated

(Muskegon, Michigan) When 32-year-old Dorothy Hanrahan heard that the police were looking for her, she packed up her six children and, along with her husband, skipped town for parts unknown. According to Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague, Hanrahan is charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly having sex with a boy under the age of 12.

From the Muskegon Chronicle:

The prosecutor said the child is not related to her and that she "befriended" several neighborhood children "before focusing on this particular boy."

"She bought him gifts and groomed him for a sexual relationship," Tague said. She is alleged to have had sex with the boy "on repeated occasions throughout the summer," he said.

"We are also investigating whether she may have had sex with another underage male," Tague said. "There could be further charges."

So, be on the lookout for Dorothy Hanrahan. She's Hispanic, brown hair, brown eyes, 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds, and she's traveling with six kids and her husband. If anyone has information on her whereabouts, call the Muskegon County Sheriff's Department, 724-6351, or Silent Observer, 72-CRIME.

If convicted of the charges against her, Hanrahan could be sentenced to life in prison.


[Update 9/13/05]

According to this report, Dorothy Hanrahan was arrested and is in the Muskegon County Jail awaiting trial. Earlier today she was arraigned on four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for engaging in sex and sex acts with an 11-year-old boy. A trial date was not disclosed.