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By Gene Byrd Nov 2, 2007

Kelsey Peterson is a 25-year-old female middle school teacher. She is now on the run with a 13-year-old boy named Fernando Rodriguez. He is her "lover." Kelsey Peterson taught sixth-grade math and coached basketball at Lexington Middle School. Lexington is a meatpacking town of about 11,500. There is a majority Hispanic population.

Kelsey Peterson & Fernando Rodriguez: On the Run

Peterson is now a fugitive and residents in Lexington, Nebraska are wondering how someone in a position of trust could target the ones she was supposed to protect. Her quiet life in a small town changed drastically on Oct. 25, the paper reported, when school officials put Peterson on administrative leave after learning that she might be in a relationship with Fernando Rodriguez.

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At thirteen police usually won't name the boy, but the fears are that they are now in Mexico and authorities want to act and get as much help as possible and that is why they have named the teenager in the case. Shortly after Peterson and Fernando left town, the boy apparently contacted his family asking whether it is necessary to have a visa or a passport to enter Mexico.

School officials have seized Peterson's school computer and discovered evidence of the relationship, in the form of emails and notes. Police on Monday issued a warrant for Peterson, who is wanted on suspicion of child abuse, child endangerment and kidnapping, authorities said.

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The Associated Press is reporting that the car owned by Peterson is believed to have crossed the California border into Mexico, a police investigator said Friday.

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