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| A man who detectives believe may have travelled abroad with a missing 15-year-old girl is on bail after he was questioned about a rape, police said. | A man who detectives believe may have travelled abroad with a missing 15-year-old girl is on bail after he was questioned about a rape, police said. |
| Laura Stainforth was last seen by her parents on Wednesday when she left home in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. | Laura Stainforth was last seen by her parents on Wednesday when she left home in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. |
| Humberside Police believe she is with 49-year-old Robert Andrew Williams who is also known as Dave Ingram. | Humberside Police believe she is with 49-year-old Robert Andrew Williams who is also known as Dave Ingram. |
| Durham Police said he was arrested in Darlington in December over the alleged rape of a 16-year-old from West Sussex. | Durham Police said he was arrested in Darlington in December over the alleged rape of a 16-year-old from West Sussex. |
| Detectives believe Laura met Mr Williams through an internet chat room. | |
| Her parents Debra and Robert have appealed for their daughter to get in touch. | |
| Laura your mum and dad must be going out of their minds with worry Facebook message | |
| They said: "Please contact us as we miss you. You are not in trouble. | |
| "We just want to be able to see you and hug you and try and help you. And your brother misses you too. | "We just want to be able to see you and hug you and try and help you. And your brother misses you too. |
| "Please contact us or the police, or please let us know you are well and safe." | "Please contact us or the police, or please let us know you are well and safe." |
| A group called Find Laura Stainforth has recruited more than 1,250 members on social networking site Facebook. | |
| One message reads: "Laura your mum and dad must be going out of their minds with worry - if you're worried about coming home just ring and put them out of their anguish." | |
| On Sunday, Humberside Police released CCTV footage of Laura with Mr Williams at Grimsby railway station on Wednesday. | |
| The teenager was positively identified in Dover on Thursday and police are now checking with ferry companies. | The teenager was positively identified in Dover on Thursday and police are now checking with ferry companies. |
| Laura is described as white, of medium build, with dark brown, shoulder length hair which was tied in a ponytail. | Laura is described as white, of medium build, with dark brown, shoulder length hair which was tied in a ponytail. |
| She was last seen wearing a fawn and cream-coloured zip-up jacket and light blue jeans and black trainers. | She was last seen wearing a fawn and cream-coloured zip-up jacket and light blue jeans and black trainers. |
| Durham Police said they were working with Humberside and West Sussex forces. | Durham Police said they were working with Humberside and West Sussex forces. |