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Tulsa WorldTulsa foster parent charged with abuse is arrested on plane headed to Costa Rica
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
Published: 3/26/2011 2:27 AM
Last Modified: 3/26/2011 6:11 AM
A Tulsa foster parent charged with sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl in his care was arrested Friday morning in Houston on a Continental flight bound for Costa Rica, law enforcement officials said.
Donald Ellis Lehmbeck, 63, was charged with two counts of child sexual abuse and one count of possession of obscene or indecent writings, stemming from allegations made by a foster child, according to charges and a search warrant affidavit. The victim's sister, also a foster child in Lehmbeck's care, reported the incident to their mother during a supervised visit, the affidavit states.
A search warrant was executed Tuesday at his residence on the 6800 block of West 41st Place, according to court records.
Deputies had been tracking Lehmbeck's movements and knew he was scheduled for an international flight in Houston on Friday, said Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Yerton.
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