Maddie Ziegler grew up right in front of our very eyes. She was that amazing littler dancer in "Dance Moms" and now Maddie Ziegler added actress, model, and businesswoman to her very impressive resume. Being multi-talented made Maddie Ziegler one of the most in-demand teens in her generations. Sadly, her success comes with a price.
ABC 7 reports that a Texas man used Maddie Ziegler's popularity for his own sick pleasure. The suspect was identified as Steven Jones, a 35-year-old man who lives at a trailer with his mother in Bacliff. He was arrested on Tuesday after Steven Jones as accused of making a fake account under Maddie Ziegler's name. Steven Jones is obviously aware of the former "Dance Moms" star's impact and influence to young girls and he used it as a bait for his twisted plan.
Texas man allegedly posed as teen reality star Maddie Ziegler to lure young girls https://t.co/IvhQXygPJi pic.twitter.com/B9efzmyDrB
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) September 30, 2016
Thinking that Maddie Ziegler's fans will do anything to meet up with the star face to face, Steven Jones then planned to pretend to be the 14-year-old star. He set up a Facebook account, pretending to Maddie Ziegler as he contacted some young girls. "He would befriend underage girls, engage in communications with them through Facebook," Galveston County Assistant District Attorney Adam Poole revealed. "Sometimes the communications became intimate."
Unaware that they were actually talking with a grown man, these Maddie Ziegler fans excitedly entertained him. Steven Jones' sick plan finally came to an end when he asked one of Maddie Ziegler's fan to send him a nude photo. Police revealed that the young girl's parents contacted them and then arrested him after investigators tracked his IP address to his trailer park.
As if the fake account was not enough, some of Jones' neighbors shared that they have seen him interacting with some girls in the area. Steven Jones was will be booked in jail after his release from the hospital as he had some medical episode during the arrest.
