While there's nothing hysterical about the reporting of this news, you can be sure people quick to jump to conclusions will blame World of Warcraft for being a dangerous environment after they read it -- as if a person couldn't get accosted under any other circumstances. Kidnapping children in a van is SO 1996.

David Faboo, a 38-year-old ex-convict, was arrested in February 2008 after allegedly abducting a 16-year-old girl. According to FBI paperwork, the two met while playing World of Warcraft. The teenage girl was described as "mentally challenged."

From the GamePolitics article:

Faboo told a roommate that he intended to marry the victim in both real-life and in WoW. Faboo subsequently purchased a teddy bear, cell phone, chocolates and a promise ring for the girl. When stopped by police, these items were recovered, along with rope, several knives, condoms and sex toys. Faboo had also constructed a makeshift bed out of plywood in the back of his Dodge pickup truck.

Damn, I've never had a guy make a bed for me IN HIS TRUCK. Classy! Faboo was caught by the Oregon State Police about five hours after picking up the girl from her California home. FBI used his MySpace page (unfortunately no longer there) and email records from Yahoo! and MSN along with his WoW records.

So what's the lesson to take away from all this? It seems that if you choose to play an online game where you can role-play a troll from an ancient time, you could POSSIBLY meet someone a little off their rocker. I know, it's shocking, but it's possible. Best to be aware of such stupefying mysteries.

[Thanks, Joe]

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

slee

Oh man looks like with Faboo gone we dont have much of a Guild!:(

pendelton21

Wait...wait...WoW players are strange older men?!?!

NO WAI!

J03yyz

that picture is hilarious!

Clockwork

Sick bastard.

Pyramid Head

'The teenage girl was described as "mentally challenged".'

I lol'd.

Excremento

Regardless of what anyone in the IRCartel might say, that is not me in the bathtub with the PPGs. That was my brother...Bearcremento...He needs help.

4knuckleshuffle

Wow, yet another reason not to get WoW. c wut i did thar?

Coonskin05

I think the main question is "What the fuck kind of a name is Faboo?"

Excremento

Also always be aware of strange bears offering you fruity drinks! They might not have your best interests in mind!

-PL-

Faboo-lous!

Actually... no not really.

KamikazeTutor

OH NOES! World of Warcraft makes people mentally challenged! Ban it I say! Ban it!

Churchhills Dog

The teenage girl was described as "mentally challenged".

Hawt

garbaggio

"Damn, I've never had a guy make a bed for me IN HIS TRUCK."

Then you're going to loooove the surprise I have for you. Hey, does this smell like chloroform to you?

Foghorn6446

I tried to find a picture of that creature in FFVII that had a move called creepy touch, which causes sadness, but it was to no avail.

kagai

Faboo? I guess Fabio was taken.

michiyoyoshiku

1. I don't play WOW
2. I'm not that creepy
3. I never meet girls I meet on line becuase they are probably men
4. They also probalby turn gay when they see my massive penis

the end

michiyoyoshiku

1. I don't play WOW
2. I'm not that creepy
3. I never meet girls I meet on line becuase they are probably men
4. They also probalby turn gay when they see my massive penis

the end

Sharpless

"Faboo"? Shit, Wacko Warner must be hitting some hard times.

godkow

Game Experience May Change During Online Play

mistic

WTF BAN WOW NOW! :-)

seriously, it would save a lot of addicts if Wow was actually banned :-)

Wexx

mistic: or would it drive them to instanity, making society stop due to the bloody rage that would ensue?

mix

Why go to all the work of making a bed out of plywood when you can just toss in an, bloddy mattress?

Maybe it really is true love!

mix

*old bloody*

I can't type worth crap.

king3vbo

Bad Faboo

Oni

Would you like to have a seat over here?

Verol

I feel bad now, this morning I said that there was a bunch of retards on WoW...

I'm going to hell JUST because of this article damn you Destructoid.

Samit Sarkar

How do we not have a Pedo Bear tag?

AliasWyvernspur

Chris Hanson needs a WoW account, stat!

"Why did you bring Captain Rumsey's Lager to a 14 year old girl's hearthstone point?"

TrailerParkJesus

Well if that isn't romance I don't know what is

TurboHyperFighting

[i]Godkow said:
"Game Experience May Change During Online Play"[/i]

This.
Also, this:

hpv

I hope they got a warrant for those Yahoo and MSN records.

Yurimasa

...

Condoms? wtf.

Aaron Mxy Yost

godkow wins. And excellent pic choice for the article Colette.