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A marine who allegedly kidnapped a 12-year-old girl from a park and took her to a hotel has been arrested and faces charges including attempted sexual assault. US marine William Richard Roy, 24, who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, is said to have flown to Chicago last week, met the girl in a park and stayed at a hotel overnight with her. He then boarded a bus to Durham, North Carolina, where he was arrested on Sunday, the FBI said in a statement. The girl's grandmother first reported her missing to police last Friday and she was "safely recovered” when Roy was arrested, the agency said. Roy faces three charges, which entail enticing and transporting a minor across state lines for an illicit sexual act. The FBI became involved when police in Hammond, Indiana, received the report of the missing girl and now it is alleged that Roy took an Uber to Hammond where he met the girl in a park. From there they travelled to Chicago by Uber and there they stayed the night at a hotel before they went on a Greyhound bus to Durham, North Carolina, where the arrest took place when they arrived. A statement from the Indianapolis FBI read: "An active-duty US Marine has been arrested after allegedly traveling from North Carolina to Indiana to meet, kidnap, and sexually assault a 12-year-old Hammond girl. William Richard Roy, 24, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was taken into custody by the FBI in Durham, North Carolina, on October 26, 2025. "He faces charges of: Enticement of a Minor to Travel for Illicit Sexual Activity, transportation of a Minor to Engage in Illicit Sexual Activity, Interstate Travel with Intent to Engage in a Sexual Act with a Minor." It continues: "The investigation began on October 25, 2025, when the FBI Indianapolis Field Office’s Merrillville Resident Agency received information from the Hammond Police Department regarding a missing 12-year-old girl believed to be traveling with Roy. The child’s grandmother had reported her missing earlier that day. "Through the coordinated efforts of the FBI, Hammond Police Department, and US Marshals Service, it was determined Roy allegedly flew to Chicago on October 24, 2025. The following day, he took an Uber to Hammond, where he met the child at a park. The two then travelled by Uber back to Chicago, stayed overnight at a hotel, and later boarded a Greyhound bus bound for Durham, North Carolina. "When the bus arrived in Durham on October 26, agents from the FBI Charlotte Field Office’s Greensboro and Raleigh Resident Agencies took Roy into custody and safely recovered the child." And it added: "This remains an active and ongoing investigation by FBI Indianapolis, FBI - Charlotte and FBI - Chicago. The FBI extends its gratitude to the Hammond Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, and all law enforcement partners for their swift coordination and assistance in bringing this case to a safe resolution."
