Michigan Teen Missing For Nearly 2 Months Found Living With 44-Year-Old Man And Engaged To Him, Investigators Say

CBS Detroit

July 24, 2024

(CBS DETROIT) - A 17-year-old Michigan girl who went missing on May 31 has been found nearly two months later living with a 44-year-old man and engaged to him.

According to the Kent County Sheriff's Office, Penelope "Penny" Wise was found safe on Sunday after a community member spotted her. Investigators learned that the teen had been living with a Rockford man, whom they described as a "stranger," since June 1, and the two were engaged.

Police said she met the man at about 2 a.m. on June 1.

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