Authorities say they determined no attempted abduction occurred in Round Hill, Virginia, in an update to a previous request for help from the public.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a teen girl was walking near Main and High streets when a man in a car approached her, asked for gas money and tried to abduct her.
The sheriff’s office said in an update, "The juvenile teenaged female did have contact with a driver who asked her for gas money but at no time did he attempt to assault or harm her.”
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The reason for the discrepancy was not immediately known.
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