A 17-year-old girl fled to a Chipotle for help after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by two men she met on a dating app.
Preston McKee, 22, and Brodie Hester, 21, allegedly drove six hours to meet the teen girl in New Mexico, who first told them she was 18 and trying to leave an abusive situation, according to investigators.
The trio then drove from New Mexico to Phoenix, Arizona, where the men discovered along the way she was only 17 after finding her ID, according to law enforcement.
The teen claimed the men took her to a hotel, restrained her and placed a ball gag in her mouth and a “kinky mask” over her face before sexually assaulting her. Eventually the men left the young girl and she made an escape, according to Fox10.
She told investigators she then walked until reaching a nearby Chipotle, where she sought help and called 911, the documents said. When investigators questioned the men, their accounts reportedly shifted.
Hester initially told police that he and the girl had only kissed. He later admitted that they had sex four times, including encounters that allegedly occurred after he knew she was 17, according to court records.
McKee also allegedly acknowledged having sex with the teenager after learning her actual age.
Investigators say McKee told them he “did not think it was a big deal” because the pair had already had sex before the men learned she was a minor.
Arizona’s age of consent is 18.
McKee and Hester were arrested Aug. 5 by Phoenix police.
Hester is facing three counts of sexual conduct with a minor and is being held on a $251,000 bond, according to court records. McKee faces two counts and is being held on a $200,000 bond, per PEOPLE.
Both men are scheduled to appear in Maricopa County Superior Court on Aug. 12. DNA evidence was reportedly collected from both suspects as the investigation continues.
