On April 7th at 10:19 PM, APD officers were dispatched to an address in north Amarillo on a possible kidnapping involving a sexual assault. The officers were told that a juvenile female had been riding her bicycle when she was picked up by an Asian male driving a yellow Ford SUV. The victim was taken to a residence and sexually assaulted, before being released. Officers were told that the suspect was unknown to the victim. Officers located a vehicle, matching the described suspect vehicle, parked at a residence in north Amarillo. The owner of the vehicle, Moe Swe, a 52 year old male, was contacted by officers. APD Special Victims Unit Detectives were called to assist in the investigation and determined that Moe Swe was the suspect in this case. A warrant was issued out of Potter County and Swe was arrested and booked into the Potter County Detention Center for two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and one count of Aggravated Kidnapping.
The Amarillo Police Department would like to take this opportunity to remind parents to talk to their children about strangers every chance that they get. They need to be told that there are good strangers and bad strangers. A bad stranger is someone that tries to get the child to go somewhere they are not supposed to go, do something they are not supposed to do, or keep secrets from someone they should not keep secrets from (a parent). If a bad stranger does attempt to make contact with them, they need to do their best to create distance between themself and the stranger and find a safe place or safe person to ask for help. If the stranger does make physical contact with the child, they need to make as much noise as possible to draw attention to the situation while trying to get away. If they encounter any of these circumstances they need to know that it should always be reported to an adult and then to the police.
