A U.S. Marine has been arrested after a missing 14-year-old girl was discovered at the barracks at Camp Pendleton. The girl’s grandmother reported her missing from San Diego two weeks prior to her discovery on the military base. The teenager has a history of running away but she would always return a short time later. According to the girl’s Aunt, she was sold into sex slavery by human traffickers and that is how she ended up at Camp Pendleton. The Aunt also alleges that the military knew what was happening and decided to cover it up instead of intervening. However, there is no proof that the military knew what happened or that the girl was sold. The marine did, in fact, have the girl, though. He is in the custody of his command as of the writing of this article.
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Teen missing for 18 days found in barracks at Camp Pendleton; San Diego Sex Trafficking Task Force Investigating – NBC 7 San Diego
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Camp Pendleton: Marine taken into custody after missing 14-year-old girl found in the barracks, authorities say | CNN
Missing girl found at Camp Pendleton Marine barracks after family claimed she was sold for sex | Daily Mail Online
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