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Man arrested for kidnapping at Bloomington movie theater

A mother told police her daughter was grabbed by a man at a movie theater in Bloomington.

The 7-year-old girl told officers that the man attempted to force her into the men’s restroom at the AMC 12 theater around 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

Thomas Stinson, 22, was arrested on preliminary charges of battery and kidnapping and was taken to jail.

He has since been released on bond. No charges have been made by the prosecutor’s office so far.

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Katy Szpak is a Digital News Journalist for Indiana Public Media. She was raised in Crown Point, Indiana, and graduated from IU Bloomington with a degree in Journalism. She has previously worked at The Media School at IU.