ONTARIO, OH (MARION COUNTY NOW)—The Ontario Police Department is still investigating an incident that occurred at Cinemark 14 on January 6, 2024.
Even though media reports over the weekend indicated the two individuals had been identified, a spokesperson with the Ontario Police Department told Crawford County Now that no new information is available at this time.
Two juvenile females reported to a police officer that two adults approached them while they were playing a video game in the theater’s arcade area.
The girls were recording a video of their gameplay for TikTok. In the video, one of the adults can be seen looking into the arcade cabinet before approaching the girls.
The man leaned inside the game vehicle where the girls were seated and touched one of the girl’s legs. He then spoke to her, apologized, and asked if they liked to read.
Another adult can be seen looking into the arcade cabinet window before both individuals left the theater.
The Ontario Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying the individuals and gathering more information. If you have any information, please contact Ontario Police at 419-529-2115.
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UPDATE:
The Ontario Police Department released the following update on the incident that occurred at the Ontario Movie Theatre:
January 23, 2024
During the course of the investigation, we have positively identified the two individuals. At this time, we are not permitted to release their identities as they are currently uncharged subjects. We have spoken to the 65-year-old woman wearing the black jacket and the 70-year-old man wearing the tan vest, both of Michigan. To date, of all the social media postings we have observed, none have identified them accurately. The two had been traveling through the area and had visited the day of the incident and have since returned to Michigan. The full investigative case has been turned over to the Prosecutor’s Office for review.
Crawford County Now will continue to cover this developing news story.