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Investigators worked in tandem with multiple agencies from North Carolina to California to safely find the girl and take her into protective custody.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
She was found safe and taken into protective custody.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The girl, now 11, was taken into protective custody after authorities discovered that she was enrolled in Washington County schools under an alias, the local sheriff’s office said in a statement.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The child was taken into protective custody and the investigation is ongoing.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
She was found safe and taken into protective custody.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The girl, now 11, was taken into protective custody after authorities discovered that she was enrolled in Washington County schools under an alias, the local sheriff’s office said in a statement.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The child was taken into protective custody and the investigation is ongoing.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Protective custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protective%20custody. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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