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Southern California Man Found With Missing Girl Faces Human Trafficking Charges

Investigators who were told the Orange County girl was possibly being exploited found her and the man together in Los Angeles.
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Southern California Man Found With Missing Girl Faces Human Trafficking Charges
Alex Matthew Polidore, 23, of Hawthorne was arrested on April 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. Anaheim Police Department
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A Los Angeles-area man has been arrested and charged on suspicion of human trafficking after officials located a missing 17-year-old Orange County girl, officials announced May 5.

The girl was reported missing from her home in Irvine on April 28, the Anaheim Police Department reported Monday.

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