Missing 12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Found in Ohio

Published on July 27, 2024

ATLANTA—A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said Friday that Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, about 70 miles south of Cleveland, in the company of a Guatemalan man who is now jailed. “I come to you with some very great news,” Mr. Couch told reporters in a news conference. “Maria Gomez-Perez has been safe in Dover, Ohio, and she should be on her way home here to Gainesville with our investigators within the hour.” Maria was last seen at the home of her father, Andres Gomez, on May 29 in Gainesville, about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. She was reported missing a day later....

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