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A teacher accused of running away with a 13-year-old student planned a romantic life with him in his native Mexico, but she was near broke when they were captured there, authorities said Saturday.
Their border crossing during a week on the lam may mean the teen, an illegal immigrant, will not be able to come back to the rural Nebraska town where he was an 8th grader.
Kelsey Peterson, 25, and Fernando Rodriguez, 13, were taken into custody Friday in the border city of Mexicali.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services
