KFSN – Fresno On the left, Timmothy Pitzen before he disappeared in 2011. CINCINNATI (AP) — A 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be a long-missing Illinois boy was charged Friday with making false statements to federal authorities. The FBI said Brian Rini had made false claims twice before, portraying himself as a juvenile sex-trafficking victim. The Medina, Ohio, man was jailed in Cincinnati on Thursday, a day after telling authorities he was 14-year-old Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 at age 6. A message left with Rini’s father for comment was not immediately returned.

Source: Huffington Post April 05, 2019 23:26 UTC