GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas – A 13-year-old girl has been located after authorities previously said she went missing from her Hitchcock home last week.
On Wednesday, June 9, a Houston Regional Amber Alert was issued for the teen. At that time, officials stated that she may have possibly been connected to an online solicitation case.
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The official provided an update on the case on Thursday, June 15, stating that the young girl was found at an apartment complex in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Hitchcock Police Department said she was found to be with an adult man whom she is not related to.
Police added that more details on the situation, along with additional information on the man she was found with will be released at a later date.
At this time, the child remains in the custody of the FBI until authorities from Hitchcock can return her to her parents.
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Police said the child had a history of talking to adult men on different online platforms, and she has also run away before.