Overview
- Deputies located the child on March 10 in Washington County, North Carolina, after confirming she was enrolled in local schools under a false name and placed her in protective custody.
- The recovery followed coordination between the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, and school resource officers after a tip last week.
- Officials have announced no arrests or charges and are withholding additional information to protect the child’s privacy as the investigation continues.
- The girl was reported missing from Duarte, California, on June 2, 2020, when she was about five, during a DCFS inquiry in which authorities believe her mother, who had custody, took her.
- Authorities have not released the child’s name, though missing-persons groups have identified her as Karen Rojas.