Yes folks, you heard the headlines right – an older woman is accused of meeting a teenager on the PlayStation Network, who then eloped and had sex with the desperate teenager. Annamay Alexander, is currently in pursuit by the Deltona Florida Police Department, as she is accused of both stalking the teenage victim and having intercourse with him. Upon further investigation, the detectives found out that the Deltona woman used an online interactive video game service (in this case the PlayStation network) to meet the teen online. After chatting with the teenager and supposedly exchanging text messages over the course of a few months, Annamay Alexander went to his house in which she is accused of various charged against the minor. She is currently on the run and is believed to be somewhere between Deltona and Oklahoma City.

According to the police reports, Annamay Alexnader had told the teen that she wanted to be his wife, and that she even went as far to say that she would leave her family and her life to start a new one with the teenage man. A very unique situation, as the two haven’t met prior except during their online time via the PlayStation Network. As most of us gamers know, with the recent advancements put forth in Sony’s Playstation Network, it is now easier than ever to chat with other gamers, send pictures and messages and communicate in a variety of other ways. With the advent of PlayStation Home, gamers are able to plug into a virtual network in which they can build their own homes and ‘virtual lives’, in which they can meet folk from all around the world. In this case, Annamay is accused of sending the teenage victim lewd pictures of herself, as well as messages that included phrases such as – “My body is yours” and “I love you and we are going to get married”.

Annamay Alexander

After some questioning, it’s been pretty evident that Annamay’s family is somewhat embarrassed by the situation, as she has left her three children to burden the situation. The teenager himself, whose name has remained disclosed for his protection and privacy had told his own mother of the situation and what had happened. As any mother would do, she immediatley notified the local police to put an end to this situation.

As a lesson to us all, and parents especially, it is an ever-growing and ever-important issue to know who you are dealing with online. Individuals can easily impersonate others, communicate false information, and flat out lie to accomplish their goals. In this case the goal is somewhat difficult to determine – was this a devious sex act? Or did Annamay actually like this boy whom she never met before? The truth will be hard to come by, as Facebook and MySpace have had similar situations in the past; The PlayStation Network and XboxLive are now another target for victims.