Couple to appear in court over child missing for 3 years
By Chantelle Navarro
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Ashley Rowland and Joshua Denton are scheduled to appear in court Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of London Kerr, a child missing for three years, as law enforcement continues to search for her.
The Oklahoma City Police Department has taken over the case and is seeking public assistance to locate the child, who is now 5 years old. The National Center for Missing Children released an age-progressed image of London last month.
“We get a lot of answers in some cases with tips or new information that we receive with the public’s help,” said MSgt. Dillon Quirk of the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Rowland and Denton are facing separate child neglect charges, and the court will determine if there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the criminal cases.
Court documents reveal Rowland initially lied to police, claiming her daughter was with her father in Georgia, before later stating she had given London to a man named “Carlos,” who she believed might be London’s father.
She also said “Carlos” was selling meth. Rowland later recanted, saying “Carlos” did not sell drugs or use meth.
Documents also indicate that Rowland and Denton’s other children reported instances of abuse, including witnessing Denton hit London with a wooden paddle and shoot a BB gun at her. A teenager reported being duct-taped to a chair and hit with a belt.
“We don’t have very credible information from the people that assumed responsibility or had custody of this child,” Quirk said. “So, when we take over an investigation, we have to go back and look at what has already been documented, so time is of the essence.”
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