GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A man has been arrested in connection to the disappearance of a teen.
Investigators with the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Trafficking and Child Exploitation (TRACE) and Gang Units arrested Kevin Carcamo-Garcia in connection to the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl out of North Carolina.
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On July 3, TRACE and Gang investigators were contacted by the United States Marshals to help find the 14-year-old girl.
Investigators said Carcamo-Garcia was reportedly having a relationship with the minor.
He was arrested at his home in Gwinnett County.
Investigators said Carcamo-Garcia admitted to “illegally transporting” the girl from North Carolina to Georgia.
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The girl was safely taken to the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) where her mother was able to get her.
Carcamo-Garcia faces charges of statutory rape and child molestation.
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