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Feb 26, 2023 · Eventually, Lauren got into a relationship and moved in with her then-girlfriend, but things took another horrifying turn. In 2018, she was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl she met online.
Dec 20, 2018 · Child Abuse Survivor Dubbed the 'Girl in the Closet' Allegedly Sexually Assaulted 14-Year-Old. Police say Lauren Kavanaugh, 25, had 'sexual relationship' with teen she met through a Facebook...
- Jeff Truesdell
- Lauren Kavanaugh’s Birth, Adoption, and Return to Her Biological Mother
- The Torturous Life of “The Girl in The Closet”
- The Emotional Rescue of Lauren Kavanaugh
- Lauren’s Reunion with The Kavanaughs and Her Long Road to Recovery
Lauren Kavanaugh was born on April 12, 1993, but her mother, Barbara, had already decided to give her up for adoption. Sabrina Kavanaugh, the woman who hoped to raise Lauren, was in the delivery room, and she later recalled how excited she and her husband were to welcome the baby into their home. “That was the happiest day of our lives,” Sabrina sa...
After Lauren Kavanaugh was rescued from the Atkinson home in 2001, doctors testified that she’d stopped growing around the age of two — the very same age she was when she was returned to her biological mother. Detective Sergeant David Landers told The Dallas Morning News, “It started out with Barbie just putting Lauren next to her on the floor on a...
On June 11, 2001, Kenneth Atkinson told his neighbor Jeanie Rivers that he needed to show her something. He took her to the bedroom closet, opened the door, and revealed the secret that he and Barbara had been keeping for over half a decade. Rivers later said, “What I pictured was a monster, a little bitty monster. She was so frail and without colo...
When the Kavanaughs heard what had happened, they quickly reached out to see if they could adopt Lauren again. The first time the eight-year-old saw them, she asked, “Is this my new mom and dad?” Lauren struggled to adjust to her new life. She wasn’t potty trained, she didn’t know how to use a fork or a spoon, and she carefully guarded her food bec...
- Jessica Oconnor
Oct 12, 2021 · Authorities said at the time that Kavanaugh admitted having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl she met through a Facebook page that Kavanaugh used to offer friendship and support to other...
Mar 11, 2023 · Lauren, now 29, was arrested by police in 2018 over an allegedly sexually explicit conversation she had with a 14-year-old girl. Facebook told the Lewisville Police Department about the conversation and the girl's parents were eventually informed.
Dec 21, 2018 · Kavanaugh, who had been living in an apartment with the victim's parents at the time of the alleged abuse, admitted during an interview with detectives to having a “sexual relationship” with the child, prompting her arrest, police said.
Dec 20, 2018 · Police said on Monday, December 17, detectives received a tip that a 14-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by a suspect who was identified as Kavanaugh.
