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Sheriff: Missouri man kidnapped Polk Co. girlMarisela Burgos10:04 PM, May 29, 201511:19 PM, May 29, 2015 Autoplay: WFTSSHOW CAPTIONWhen a camera recorded a Honda Accord leaving a Polk County neighborhood Thursday, authorities said it captured the moments John Rush drove away with a 16-year-old girl. “Ladies and gentlemen, that’s frightening,” Sheriff Grady Judd said. The 46-year-old Dairy Queen manager had driven from Missouri and was headed back with the teen, whom Judd called Lauren, which isn’t her real name. Related: Nine arrested in Polk County child pornography sting Detectives said the teenager’s parents had previously taken away her electronics because she had been messaging people she didn’t know. “She was groomed online by what we believe to be a child predator,” Judd said. They chatted online for a while, detectives said. Rush eventually imposed strict discipline on her. Detectives confiscated a list of 24 rules she was supposed to follow. Contact with family and friends was strictly prohibited. He wanted her to call him “daddy.”  She couldn’t leave the house without him, and she couldn’t draw attention to herself. Another rule: “Daddy may require baby girl Lauren to be naked all day.” There was also a list of five punishments if she misbehaved. “Spanking over the knee, time out. Nudity may be required in the time outs. Loss of privileges, and then sexual punishments,” Judd said. The Accord got as far as Kentucky, where Rush was arrested Thursday night and the 16-year-old was rescued. “I think May 28th should be a special day for us,” Judd said. “Well it sure was a special day for John Rush, because on the 28th we had him arrested in Kentucky.” Rush remained in a Kentucky jail Friday charged with kidnapping. He faces charges of interfering with child custody in Polk County, but law enforcement says he may soon face more charges.

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