Just three months after the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) released a new age progression of a missing child, she has been found safe in North Carolina. Karen Rojas was five years old when she was reported missing from her home in Los Angeles in 2020.<\/p>\n
Karen Rojas had been missing since she was five.<\/p>\n
NCMEC has been working closely with local and state officials since the case began six years ago to find the missing child, who is now 11 years old. The child\u2019s mother \u2014 who had custody \u2014 stopped communicating with Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and was believed to have taken the child, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
In a press release, a North Carolina sheriff\u2019s office announced today that the girl, Karen Rojas, has been found \u201cSAFE!\u201d\u00a0 The Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office said they were able to find the child who was enrolled in their school system under an alias. She has been taken into protective custody.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter six years, the recovery of Karen Rojas is an incredible moment for everyone who has worked to bring her home,” said John Bischoff, who oversees NCMEC’s Missing Children Division. “Her recovery reflects the persistence and close coordination between law enforcement and NCMEC and our shared commitment to never give up on a missing child.\u201d<\/p>\n
NCMEC has worked closely with media partners to bring attention to the case of Karen Rojas.<\/p>\n
The Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office said they were acting on information given to them yesterday from the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the DCFS. No one has been arrested.<\/p>\n
Karen was reported missing from her home on June 2, 2020 in Duarte, California. NCMEC released an age progression in December of what Karen might look like today.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are very rare occurrences to have such a positive outcome on such an old case as this, but it reminds us that through hard work, and dedication and cooperation, stories with positive outcomes like these can happen,\u201d said the Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office thanked the multiple agencies from California and in North Carolina for the assistance and cooperation leading to the safe recovery.<\/p>\n
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