Missing GA Girl, Focus Of Adult Sex Ads, Found With Man At Motel: Cops

UNION CITY, GA — A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the sex trafficking of a 16-year-old missing girl from Gwinnett County.

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday said the teenage girl was found Friday at a Union City extended stay motel with Unique Patterson, of Stockbridge. Authorities in Fulton, Clayton and Gwinnett counties located the girl, they said.

Authorities added sex ads of the girl were found on "adult websites advertising commercial sex dating back to January." The girl, who was medically cleared, is in the custody of the Georgia Department of Family and Children's Services, authorities said.

Patterson was charged on suspicion of interference with custody and was booked into the Fulton County Jail, authorities said, adding other charges are expected.

“I want to be clear, the exploitation of minors will not be tolerated,” Fulton County Sheriff Patrick “Pat” Labat said in a news release. “I want to commend our investigators working with other local, state and federal partners to protect the innocent and bring those who prey on vulnerable populations to justice.”