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Girl, 14, missing for two weeks is found at Camp Pendleton barracks after her family claimed the teen was sold to a Marine for sex as cops drag a suspect away from base in handcuffs
2023-07-10
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A 14-year-old girl whose family claimed she was sold to a US Marine for sex has been found at Camp Pendleton in California two weeks after she went missing.
Which relative got the money?
The girl was first declared missing on June 13, four days after some relatives said she ran away from her grandmother's house. However, her aunt claims the teen had been sold into sex trafficking.

The teen was found at the San Diego area Marine base on June 28. Days later, a Marine was seen being led from the barracks in handcuffs.

'We can confirm that a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group was taken into custody for questioning by Naval Criminal Investigative Services on June 28, 2023, as seen on social media July 2, 2023,' Captain Chuck Palmer said. The name of the Marine taken into custody has not been released.

'The incident is under investigation, and we will continue to cooperate with NCIS and appropriate authorities,' he told NBC San Diego.

Palmer confirmed the Marine pictured in handcuffs was being detained and questioned about the missing girl.

The victim's grandmother told the authorities she had run away several times before but had always previously returned.

The girl's aunt, Casaundra Perez, told authorities her niece - who she says has learning disabilities - was sold to the Marine for sex.

She posted to her TikTok account on July 6, clearly nervous about what would happen to her as she feared retribution speaking out about what her niece had allegedly gone through.

'I would just like to preface this video, I did not kill myself, if I go missing or end up murdered the people potentially responsible could possibly be located here at Camp Pendleton,' she said.

She claimed the military tried to engage in a cover-up and that everyone at Camp Pendleton allowed the victimization of the 14-year-old.

'The security looked her in the face and allowed this man to bring a minor on to base where he then proceeded to have sex with her' Perez said.

'Due to her age, she could not have given this consent,' she added, then claiming someone referred to her family by the military told them the Marines were trying to keep the story from becoming public.

Perez added she will release the name of a 'military detective' she believes is behind the coverup if her attorney allows so she can get justice for her niece.

She reiterated as the video ended that she thinks the military will retaliate against her family.

Palmer said the Marine brought in for questioning has not been charged with a crime.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service said its investigation is still ongoing, according to a statement.

'Out of respect for the investigative process, NCIS does not comment on, confirm details relating to, or confirm the existence of ongoing investigations,' a spokesperson said.
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Something fishy about this story
Posted by: Thomoth McGurque4145   2023-07-10 16:14  

#3   ^ Base housing is more than just barracks. A lot of families live there in housing that looks pretty much like any other suburb. However...


'The security looked her in the face and allowed this man to bring a minor on to base where he then proceeded to have sex with her' Perez said.

If this is true I think some MPs have some explaining to do.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-07-10 14:04  

#2  You can’t keep a kid in the barracks for two weeks and have nobody know.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-07-10 11:23  

#1  Sex offender roams Georgia Walmart snapping 'upskirt pics of girls aged 11-16' before cops arrive and arrest him
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-07-10 09:05  

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