Saturday, January 19, 2008

Magician charged in Texas kidnapping had school visitor pass

This from the Dallas Morning News:

Lewisville: Magician had pass; girl's dad may seek protective order

LEWISVILLE – A 22-year-old man charged with kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from Creekside Elementary School signed in at the front office and was given a visitor's pass before doing a magic show in his former teacher's classroom, officials said Friday.

Front-office staff, who remembered Daniel Catarino Reyes from previous visits when he performed magic acts, called the teacher for permission to send him to the classroom.

"It was an unscheduled visit, but he did follow the appropriate process," said Karen Permetti, a spokeswoman for Lewisville ISD.

The precise sequence of events after Mr. Reyes left the front office Wednesday is unclear. The court document states that he visited at least two classrooms. During the magic show in one class, he asked children about their heights, weights and home addresses. He also asked who could keep a secret, the affidavit states.

At some point, he showed a handwritten note to the girl's teacher "requesting that two children be allowed to leave the classroom with him."

It was not clear what the note said or who wrote it...

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