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The McConney family decides to take a Christmas vacation. It was a welcome break after the troubling situation the family found themselves in. Weeks before Christmas, Heather McConney opened her son\\u2019s phone, stumbling on disturbing conversations.\\xa0

13-year-old Evan McConney had been communicating with a stranger through the online game Roblox. The two also reportedly communicated through Oculus, a virtual reality device. The parents then made all the right steps. They took away Evans\\u2019 devices and turned them over to Layton police.\\xa0

The McConney family returned home from vacation on Monday. When the family woke up, Tuesday morning Evan was gone.\\xa0

An investigation revealed Evan McConney and his online \\u201cfriend\\u201d had been exchanging\\xa0 \\u201csexual and inappropriate\\u201d messages for about three weeks. While\\xa0 Evan\\u2019s mom had taken steps to end the contact, the two reportedly found new ways to talk.

Evan McConney joined a Discord chat at his new friend\\u2019s invitation.\\xa0 It was through those chats that the two allegedly arranged to have McConney picked up from his home. Evan even took his passport with him, after his new friend encouraged him.\\xa0

The "friend" is Aaron Zemen...a 26-year-old man, living in Arizona.\\xa0 Zemen has several social media accounts revealing his admitted dog fetish and that he is a furry. A furry is a person who is an enthusiast for animal characters with human characteristics.

Many of Zeman\\u2019s Twitter accounts are dedicated to his furry and puppy play fetish and contain photographs of his genitals and dog fetish clothing.\\xa0 Zeman had been using these accounts to tweet the 13-year-old.\\xa0\\xa0

Joining Nancy Grace today:

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• Wendy Murphy - Former Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Prosecutor (Middlesex County), Adjunct Professor: Sexual Violence Law at New England Law (Boston), Co-Director: Women\\u2019s and Children\\u2019s Advocacy Project at the Center for Law and Social Responsibility, Former Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School, Contributing editor: The Sexual Assault Report, Author: \\u201cAnd Justice For Some\\u201d
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• Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills, CA), DrBethanyMarshall.com, New Netflix show: \'Bling Empire\' (Beverly Hills)\\xa0
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• Derek\\xa0Ellington\\xa0- Certified Forensic Examiner, Licensed Private Investigator,\\xa0Ellington\\xa0Digital Forensics\\xa0www.ellington.net \\xa0
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• Titania Jordan\\xa0 - Chief Parenting/Marketing Officer, Bark Technologies, Author: "Parenting In A Tech World", www.Bark.us, Instagram/Twitter: @TitaniaJordan, @BarkTechnologies
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• Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Twitter: @nicolepartin (Naples, FL)
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