The teenager called out to Bill Moss and acted like she knew him and Tina Moss. Thankfully, he picked up on what was happening and played right along. Bill Moss told WPVI, “She looked over and said, ‘Hey, is that my aunt Rachel?’ And I said yes.”
He added that the teen ran into his wife’s arms and that they took her inside to safety . “This is where she got a chance to break, and she broke here,” he shared. But, it didn’t end there. The man allegedly continued pursuing the girl.
“He followed her directly from the store to the window and banged on the glass. We locked the doors, called the police,” Bill Moss explained.
Christina Pino, the teen’s mom, visited Euphoria Integrated Health and Wellness to thank the Mosses for helping her daughter.
“She just thought, ‘I had to get out of the situation quick,’ and so she said, ‘Aunt Rachel! Aunt Rachel!’”
Pino hugged Tina Moss and thanked her for saving her daughter. Bill Moss said, “We’re just normal people. We’re parents, we just own a store in our town. So, we want to make sure our town is safe and we’re here for you.”
Pino told WPIV she hopes publicizing her family’s story will encourage parents to talk to their kids about stranger danger. Bill Moss said as soon as he saw the girl struggle, he didn’t hesitate. “Protect the kid. Protect the kid at all costs,” he said.
Per WPVI, Ridley Township Police arrived a short time later and arrested the man. He faces a charge of inappropriate verbal contact with a minor. Police did not release his identity.
