TBI: Woman accused of kidnapping teen for sex arrested

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) –
A Louisville, Kentucky woman wanted in a kidnapping and sex trafficking case that stretched into Montgomery County, Tennessee, has been arrested.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says 41-year old Crystal Lynn Bradshaw was found in Ashland, Kentucky last night.

Bradshaw is accused of luring a 15-year old girl from a park in Louisville, and bringing her to a Clarksville man for sex.

The girl was recently found at the Clarksville home of 65-year old Ralph W. Goodwin, Sr. Police say he paid Bradshaw to bring him the girl.

According to police, both Goodwin and Bradshaw had sex with girl at a Louisville hotel before she was brought to Tennessee.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office told Channel 4 that the girl was able to call for help by getting on Goodwin’s home computer, and messaging a friend through Facebook.

Goodwin is already behind bars, on $1 million bond. Bradshaw is being charged with felony aggravated kidnapping and felony trafficking for commercial sex acts. She will be extradited to Tennessee.

Bradshaw was placed on TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List before her arrest Friday night.

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