US Marshals discovered the missing girl hidden away in a closet, surrounded by two people who claim to have no idea who she is or how she got there. It's a shocking turn of events that has left everyone scratching their heads and wondering: what on earth happened to this poor girl?
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Authorities searching for a 14-year-old girl who went missing from her foster parent's house over 18 months ago discovered the missing teen pregnant, terrified, and crying in a closet.
The girl is four or five months pregnant, according to Deputy US Marshal Robert Watson, who headed the police squad that made the horrifying discovery.
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Deputy Watson stated that the girl was discovered on Tuesday, February 7, in a house on the south side of Port Huron, Michigan, but the occupants claimed they were unaware she was there.
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According to the Detroit Free Press, investigators were led to the property by a tip from a public member.
But the house's occupants did not let officers in, Deputy Watson said.
"They wouldn't allow us to speak with anyone in the house, which were huge red flags for us. The lady said, 'Come back with a search warrant.' So we did."
The site of the missing girl was discovered to be in a closet in the corridor, which was only a few yards away from where two men were watching television. The residents told the authorities they had no idea where the missing girl was.
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"She was crying. She didn't know where she was going to go. She was pretty terrified. And she was afraid of losing her baby," Deputy Watson said.
Police took the girl for a medical checkup, after which she was reunited with her biological father.
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"She was ecstatic about that," Deputy Watson said. "She was afraid that if she was found, she would go back in the system... She was just, 'I wanna be with my dad. I wanna be with my dad.'"
Police are investigating parental kidnapping charges against the girl's biological mother, who reportedly lost custody of her daughter and placed her with foster parents.
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According to Deputy Watson, the mother discovered her daughter after the latter ran away from her foster family and moved numerous times to elude the authorities once they began searching for her.
The child eventually became pregnant; however, it is unclear when exactly this occurred.
Deputy Watson said before handing the girl over to her dad; he said a few last words: "I asked her to promise me," he said, "If you ever need help ... call that number and we would figure it out some way."
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