According to authorities, Jasmine Block escaped from an abandoned home in Alexandria, Minnesota, earlier this week when her three abductors left her to get food.
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She then ran door-to-door to find help before swimming across a part of a lake to another neighborhood, said Alexandria Police Chief Richard Wyffels. WCCO-TV reported that she found a farmer and asked him to call 911.
Police said three men - Thomas Barker, Steven Powers and Joshua Holby - are accused of kidnapping and assaulting the girl.
Wyffles said Barker is an acquaintance of the teen's family. Police said Barker approached the girl outside her home on Aug. 8 and asked for her help with something. The girl went with Barker in a vehicle to the man's home, where she was held against her will.
The girl was moved to other locations, including a cornfield, before winding up in a foreclosed home.
Police said the girl was assaulted by Barker and the other suspects throughout her time in captivity.
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The men are being held on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment, and assault.
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