How Could You? Hall of Shame-Denisse Lisbeth Romero UPDATED

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From Los Angeles, California, group home worker Denisse Lisbeth Romero,27, ” is in custody after twice running away with teenage girl who lived at the children’s group home in Camarillo.”

“Denisse Lisbeth Romero, 27, was arrested Monday after Ventura County Sheriff’s investigators found her hiding in the closet of a family members’ home in the …in Oxnard, following an investigation that spanned several states and into Mexico, where the teenage victim was previously rescued, authorities said.

Romero, who is being held on $250,000 bail, faces charges of child stealing and sexual assault of a minor. She is scheduled to make her next court appearance on Jan. 6.

Investigators say Romero was working as a staff member in August at the Camarillo Children’s Learning Center, where the 16-year-old victim was a resident. Romero and the girl began a romantic relationship, sheriff’s officials said, leading to the girl running away from the home and Romero quitting the same day.

Investigators found evidence the pair left California and ended up in Oklahoma City, Okla., where they were nearly captured. They were then found in Texas, where the girl was taken into custody by the San Antonio Police Department. Investigators say evidence suggested Romero fled to Mexico.

The girl was returned to another group home in late August, but ran away the day after she arrived, authorities said. According to investigators, evidence suggested the girl ran away to Mexico, where she reunited with Romero. The pair apparently drove around Mexico and eventually moved into an apartment together in Ensenada.

Ventura County sheriff’s investigators contacted the FBI, who contacted members with the Mexican government. Mexican authorities located Romero and the girl, who was taken into protective custody, but Romero remained free because there was no formal extradition agreement in place, sheriff’s officials said.

The girl was returned to her legal guardian on Dec. 3.”

Former Group Home Worker Accused Of Running Off With Teenage Girl To Mexico[CBS Los Angeles 12/24/14 ]

REFORM Puzzle Piece

Update: “An Oxnard woman accused of having a romantic relationship with a 16-year-old girl she met while working at a Camarillo group home is facing felony child stealing and various sex charges.

Denisse Lisbeth Romero, 27, appeared before Superior Court Judge Patricia Murphy on Tuesday, but her arraignment was continued to Jan. 21. According to court records, Romero has been charged with one felony count of child stealing and four sexual assault charges.

The 16-year-old was a resident of the Children’s Learning Center group home in Camarillo, where Romero worked, authorities said. The teen ran away from the home in August on the same day Romero quit, and investigators believed the pair fled together to Oklahoma City. The teen was later found in San Antonio, while Romero apparently fled to Mexico, officials said.

The teen ran away from another group home and reunited with Romero in Mexico, where they moved into an apartment in Ensenada, officials said. Mexican authorities later found them, and the teen was returned to her legal guardian Dec. 3, officials said.

Authorities arrested Romero on Dec. 22 after they learned she had returned to Oxnard. She remains at county jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.”

Oxnard woman accused of child stealing appears in court [Ventura County Star 1/7/15]