seven bodies found in Oklahoma at the home of a man convicted of sexual assault

Macabre discovery. Seven bodies were found Monday, May 1, in Oklahoma (south-central United States) during a police search to locate two missing teenage girls, reported American media citing the authorities. The bodies have not been identified and authorities have not officially clarified whether they included those of the young girls, aged 14 and 16, according to the daily. The New York Times (in English).

However, a search for the teenage girls was suspended after the bodies were found in the town of Henryetta, south of Tulsa, Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice told the newspaper. “We think we found everything we were looking for this morning”he said, adding that an investigation had been opened for homicides.

According to the local newspaper The Tulsa World, the bodies were found inside the property where a man previously convicted of sexual assault, 39-year-old Jesse L. McFadden, resided. The latter was to appear in court on Monday on charges including “child pornography and attempt to solicit sexual behavior or communication with a minor using technology”, according to the New York Times. He did not appear in court on Monday morning and a warrant was issued for his arrest.