Missing 12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Found With 31-Year-Old Suspect in Ohio

Police believe the girl had been communicating with a Guatemalan man she met online.
Missing 12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Found With 31-Year-Old Suspect in Ohio
A billboard seeking information on the disappearance of Maria Gomez-Perez is shown in Gainesville, Ga., on July 26, 2024. Scott Rogers/The Times via AP
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A 12-year-old girl from Georgia who disappeared in late May has been found in Ohio with a Guatemalan man she met on the internet, according to local authorities.

Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, Ohio, eight weeks after she went missing from her home in Gainesville, Georgia, Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said during a press conference.

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