Missing NY Girl, 13, Found In Illinois Apartment With 2 Men In U.S. Illegally: Feds

BLUE ISLAND, IL — A 13-year-old missing from Rochester, NY, turned up Saturday in a Blue Island apartment in the company of two men in the country illegally, officials said.

Rochester police said the girl left her family’s home on Sept. 11, and three people were seen on security camera video meeting the 13-year-old near the home. She was reportedly last seen getting into a light-colored SUV.

The local police department requested assistance Sept. 16 from the U.S. Marshals in the Western District of New York.

Working with the local National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, investigators discovered information that the child had traveled to the Chicago area, and shared the lead with U.S. Marshals in the Northern District of Illinois.

On Saturday, U.S. Marshals recovered the missing child at an apartment complex in the 2300 block of West 119th Street in Blue Island. Officials said the girl was in the company of an 18-year-old man and his father. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement maintain that the two adult men were in the United States illegally.

Law enforcement also found a 15-year-old girl in the apartment, according to the Rochester ABC affiliate. It is believed the men connected with the girls via social media.

The investigation into the circumstances of the 13-year-old girl’s disappearance are ongoing.

“The United States Marshals Service worked tirelessly to recover this endangered child from the predators who should have never been in this country to take her from the safety of her family and home,” said U.S. Marshals Services Director Gadyaces S. Serralta said. “Our children deserve safe cities.”