Karen Rojas missing Duartes, California year old girl, found alive six years later living in North Carolina under another alias after her mom having kidnapped her and cutting off all communications with Los Angeles agencies.
A 5-year old California girl who went missing after she was kidnapped in 2020 has been found six years later across the country living under another name.
The now-11-year-old child was found on Tuesday, March 10, according to a statement from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina.
The sheriff’s office said deputies determined the child, originally known as Karen Rojas had been enrolled in the Washington County School District under an ‘alias name.’ After coordinating with multiple agencies in North Carolina and California, investigators located the girl and took her into protective custody. Officials said she is safe.
Duarte, California kidnapped in 2020 found safe
Rojas was 5 years old when she was last seen in Duarte, Calif., on June 2, 2020, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services received a missing persons report the following month, only for the child’s mother to cease communicating with authorities, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
The mother was believed to have taken the child, according to the statement from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.
‘These are very rare occurrences to have such a positive outcome on such an old case as this,’ the WCSO said. ‘But it reminds us that through hard work, and dedication, and cooperation…stories with positive outcomes like these can happen.’
Authorities in California and North Carolina said the investigation is ongoing and did not state whether anyone has been arrested or charged in connection with the case.
