Studabaker is arrested, Shevaun located

Police in Germany have said they have arrested former US Marine, Toby Studabaker, at Frankfurt airport.

Studabaker had disappeared on Saturday after arranging to meet with schoolgirl Shevaun Pennington, who he met over the internet.

Earlier, the missing schoolgirl had contacted her mother, but did not tell her where she was.

The 12-year-old rang Joanna Pennington last night.

Studabaker's family also said last night that the 31-year-old had also contacted them to say that Shevaun was safe.

Police believed the pair were still together.

According to reports, police now know where Shevaun is and that she is safe, although GMP were unable to confirm this.

It emerged today that the authorities involved in the hunt for Studabaker had found child pornography on a computer used by him.

Police sources also said that they had evidence that the former soldier did know Shevaun’s real age, despite his claims in calls to his family in the US that she had told him she was 19.

Police searching for the pair had asked media not to refer to these facts while the hunt continued in case it jeopardised the operation.

They also asked media to stop referring to previous child abuse allegations faced by Studabaker.