Woman, Teen Boy Were Housing Missing Batavia Girl: Police

Batavia IL

02 December, 2021

12:55 PM

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BATAVIA, IL — Two Sugar Grove residents have been charged by Batavia police with harboring a runaway, a 16-year-old girl who went missing in Batavia on Nov. 16. She was found safely around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, officials announced. Batavia police said they determined the Sugar Grove residents — a 16-year-old boy and a 55-year-old woman — "were involved in actively and knowingly giving shelter to a minor" for more than 48 hours without consent from the girl's parent or legal guardian. The boy was charged with harboring a runaway and obstructing a peace officer, both class A misdemeanors. The woman, Julie A. Deuchler, of the 00 block of Rolling Oaks Road, was charged with harboring a runaway and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a class 4 felony, according to police. "Batavia Police would like to thank the public for the numerous tips that were reported over the past couple of weeks," police said in a statement. "Batavia Police would also like to thank the Sugar Grove Police Department for assistance in safely locating the juvenile." RELATED: Missing Girl, 16, Found: Batavia Police Editor's note: Police corrected information they released to note the Sugar Grove woman's age is 55, not 60. The article has been updated to reflect the correct information. (For more news and information like this, subscribe to the Batavia Patch for free. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here. Don't forget to like us on Facebook!)