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our daughter tells it , he looked “ normal ” and started asking questions “ like a typical father .”
“ Are you okay ? This isn ’ t your car , is it ? Your parents are going to be real upset at how much damage you ’ ve done .”
Then , he asked how old she was .
“ Seventeen ,” Connar replied , blinking through tears , hands trembling .
The man paused for a second , then said , “ Perfect .”
Later on , his response in that moment haunted her . At the time , however , Connar did not sense any danger because she could not think straight . She was mostly upset about having gotten into an accident . The man continued to ask her questions for a few minutes . Slowly , Connar began to realize this was a very dangerous situation . With a swift glance at both cars , she finally assessed the damage . There was zero damage to her car , and his had a massive dent on the back . She knew she needed to get out of there — and fast .
Sitting in the passenger seat of her car , her legs out the open door , Connar fumbled in the glove compartment for her insurance information . In tears she handed the man the card and said , “ Just copy this down , so I can go home .”
The man looked at her and smirked . With one hand clamped on the open door , he said , “ I don ’ t want that .”
“ What do you want ?” Connar asked , petrified .
“ I think I ’ ll just have sex with you in the back of this car and you won ’ t tell anyone .”
With horror , Connar whispered under her breath , “ Oh . . . you are a pedophile .”
He laughed in her face and said , “ No one is
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