Teen Who Vanished After Getting Off School Bus Believed to Be With Older Man Who 'Brainwashed' Her

Published: 4/2/2019, 3:40:39 PM EDT

Teen Who Vanished After Getting Off School Bus Believed to Be With Older Man Who 'Brainwashed' Her — Domeanna Spell, 15, left, was believed to have run away with Corey Shane Disotell, 47, after getting off of her school bus on March 28, 2019. (Port Barre Police Department)

A 15-year-old Louisiana girl who vanished after getting off of the school bus may have run away with an older man, police and family members said.

Domeanna Spell was last seen on March 28 around 7 a.m. getting off of a school bus at Port Barre High School.

Police now say they believe she is with Corey Shane Disotell, 47, who may be driving a silver 2003 Honda Civic.

Domeanna was described as white, 5'2", weighing 105 pounds, with long, light brown hair and blue/hazel eyes.

Deomeanna Spell, 15, right, with Corey Shane Disotell, 47, in a file photo. (Jerri Cradeur/Facebook) — Deomeanna Spell, 15, right, with Corey Shane Disotell, 47, in a file photo. Jerri Cradeur/Facebook

She may have changed her appearance in an attempt to conceal her identity, the FBI said.

That could include the teen changing her hair color, removing her glasses, and wearing colored contact lenses, Domeanna's sister Jerrie Cradeur told the Daily Mail.

Social media posts and online records indicate that Disotell is a divorced father.

Cradeur said that she believes the teen walked across the street after getting off the bus and got into the car with Disotell.

“I do believe he did brainwash her. It was told to me that he is manipulative and he would have done it,” Cradeur told KATC.

“He probably has her believing that she’s safe with him and that she’s madly in love with him,” Cradeur added, noting that Disotell is a family friend who became close with her and Domeanna's parents.

"Domeanna started babysitting for his granddaughter, and come to find out there was no granddaughter there for her to be babysitting," Cradeur said.

Cradeur told Inside Edition that Disotel "was in love with my sister."

"He wanted to marry her," she added.

The Port Barre Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the United States Marshals Service, Louisiana State Police, and St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office are involved in looking for Domeanna.

A missing poster released by the FBI on March 28, 2019. (FBI) — A missing poster released by the FBI on March 28, 2019. FBI

Kidnapping

Missing children typically fall into five categories: kidnapped by a family member, abducted by a non-family perpetrator, runaways, those who got lost, stranded, or injured, or those who went missing due to benign reasons, such as misunderstandings, according to the report.

Department of Justice researchers said in a report (pdf) published in 2016 that an estimated 105 children nationwide were victims of stereotypical kidnappings, a number that was virtually the same as 1997.

"Most kidnappings involved the use of force or threats, and about three in five victims were sexually assaulted, abused, or exploited, the researchers said.

Stereotypical kidnappings are defined as abductions in which a slight acquaintance or stranger moves a child at least 20 feet or holds the child at least 1 hour. Most victims were girls aged 12 to 17 and most perpetrators were men aged 18 to 35.

Most kidnappings are done by people who know the victims.

According to the Polly Klaas Foundation, approximately 200,000 children are kidnapped each year by a family member.

Child custody experts say that people kidnap their own children to force a reconciliation or continued interaction with the other parent; to spite or punish the other parent; or from fear of losing custody or visitation rights. In rare cases, the kidnapping may occur to protect a child from a parent who is believed to be abusing the child.

Common warning signs include the other parent threatening abduction, suspected abuse, or paranoid delusion.