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A strange story. i know the police say that the girl's parents sort of gave them some misleading information and now the people who searched for the teen are outraged. tell us about that. >> reporter: yeah, certainly is a fascinating story, norah. as you say, 13-year-old jesse bender found with a relative actually in that motel on wednesday. authorities say she is safe and sound but now her parents are under a microscope. >> reporter: it all started last tuesday when 13-year-old jessy bender disappeared from her home in california. her mold told them she was afraid her daughter ran off with so...

Motel here in apple valley, 20 minutes from her house. police say, inside they found jessy with a family member. >> she shared that her mother and stepfather were taking her to pakistan and going to involve her in an arranged marriage. >> reporter: melissa and mohammed, jessy's mother and stepfather, say that's not true, and claim they were not planning an arranged marriage in pakistan for jessy. >> we were not taking her there to get married at all. >> there's no arranged marriage. we were not planning for anything like that. >> reporter: jessy's mother admits, they were planning a trip to pa...

That jessy was with a predator wasted time and resources. >> jessy's mother definitely misled the investigators. >> reporter: even some family members are questioning melissa. >> i knew right away that something was fishy about this whole thing. >> reporter: melissa and mohammed stand by initial statements to police and say the joy of finding jessy is tempered by the uncertain future facing their family. >> i'm feeling happy that she's been found and she is safe and she's okay and good, and well, but i'm also devastated that i don't have all of my kids with me right now. >> i just want my kids...