KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee say they found a missing North Carolina girl while conducting a prostitution sting.
Citing court records, news outlets report that the underage girl, who was reported missing from Asheville, North Carolina, was found Tuesday in a car parked outside of a Knoxville hotel. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says the vehicle belonged to 27-year-old Timothy King, of Hickory, North Carolina, who was arrested on two felony counts of trafficking of sexual servitude.
Two 20-year-old women who were arrested on prostitution charges told investigators that King was their pimp. It’s not known whether King has an attorney.
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Authorities say the girl was taken to a juvenile detention center to be reunited with her family. It’s unclear how old the girl is or how long she had been missing.
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