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Apr 30, 2008 8:18 am US/Eastern

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Hollywood Cops Hunt MySpace Sexual Predator

Lured Teenage Girl From California

HOLLYWOOD (CBS4) ― Hollywood Police want to find Ansen Brown. He's got a blog on MySpace that asks who wants to be a porn star. In the blog he offers to bring qualified women to Miami to meet with him. Police believe that's exactly what Brown had in mind when he brought a 15-year-old girl all the way from California.

On his MySpace page he calls himself the "World Famous Ansen Brown", but Hollywood Police say the aspiring rap artist should be called the "Felon Ansen Brown."

"This is a 32-year-old adult male conversing with a 15-year-old juvenile from across the country," said Sgt. Manny Marino.

In documents CBS4 News obtained from police, they spell out every parent's fear: A 15-year-old girl seduced by a man half a world away in the secrecy of the internet. The teenager from California wanted a start in the hip-hop industry. She told police Brown allegedly offered that, and a plane ticket to Ft. Lauderdale. But when she arrived at his apartment, she says Brown molested her.

"This guy went out of his way to bring that juvenile from a long distance away, and who knows what his intentions were aside from any sexual activity, that he planned to involve this juvenile in," said Marino.

Police say the most important thing for parents to remember about cases like these is the internet is everywhere. It's not just at home. It's in your child's hand on their mobile home. It's at their friends' houses. So parents must be especially vigilant to figure out who their children are talking to and what they're talking about.

Police found the 15-year-old girl here and rescued her. They believe Brown may have intended to use the underage girl in a porno film.

Brown has not been seen since and remains on the loose.

"The potential is there that he could potentially lure another juvenile into this same situation," said Marino. "We're trying to prevent that from happening and the quicker we can get him into custody the quicker we can do that."

Hollywood police may not be able to find Brown, but it's clear he has not gone completely underground. He last checked his MySpace page early Wednesday. As for the victim, she is back in California.

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