A parking attendant accused of luring the teenage child of Slack’s billionaire co-founder has been charged with having sex with a minor, police say. It is said that they were in a “pseudo relationship” even though she is 10 years older than him.
Christopher “Kio” DiZefaro, 26, who makes a living parking cars in San Francisco, was charged with participating in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in connection with the escape of 16-year-old Minto. . Butterfield, according to Marin County booking records.
He was also charged with child theft. This is a different felony from kidnapping, which is used when a victim voluntarily leaves home but is seduced or coerced by a nefarious actor with the intent of hiding from legal guardians.
DiZefaro is accused of influencing Minto and sexually assaulting her. Minto’s father is Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of workplace messaging app Slack, and his mother is Katerina Fake, co-founder of photo-sharing app Flickr.
Together, my parents are worth billions.
Police said Minto, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, “voluntarily” left her home on or about April 21 and was “at risk” due to previous suicide threats. It was determined that the
They reportedly left a note for his parents indicating their intention to flee, and the next morning his mother reported the boy missing.
After missing posters were distributed across San Francisco, the boy was found safe next to DiZefaro in a van parked in the city’s notoriously rough Tenderloin neighborhood on Saturday night, about a week later. .
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office told the Post that DiZefaro and the boy were allegedly “in some kind of pseudo-relationship,” but could not provide further details about the relationship.
Police say this is DiZefaro’s first arrest in Marin County.
He is being held on $50,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment Tuesday morning.
