An active-duty U.S. Marine, William Richard Roy, 24, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has been arrested on federal charges after allegedly traveling from North Carolina to Indiana to meet, kidnap, and sexually assault a 12-year-old girl from Indiana.
Roy was taken into custody by the FBI in Durham, North Carolina, on October 26, 2025. He faces charges including Enticement of a Minor to Travel for Illicit Sexual Activity, Transportation of a Minor to Engage in Illicit Sexual Activity, and Interstate Travel with Intent to Engage in a Sexual Act with a Minor.
The investigation was initiated on October 25, 2025, after the FBI Indianapolis Field Office’s Merrillville Resident Agency received information from the Hammond Police Department…