The little girl pictured in the awful pedophile pictures that was believed to have been in a room in a Disney hotel has been found! Thank heavens...
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Here is the story:
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer 53 minutes ago
ORLANDO, Fla. - A young girl who appeared in a series of sexually explicit pictures taken at a Walt Disney World hotel and other locations has been found and is now safe, authorities said Friday. The girl, living in a foster home in the Pittsburgh area, was located after officials found a match Thursday in one of several law enforcement databases of child pornography, state and federal officials said. The officials variously gave her age as 11 or 12.
The youngster has been in foster care since 2003 when her adoptive father ? the man believed to have taken the pictures ? was arrested on charges related to trading child porn on the Internet, said Matt Irwin, a detective with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The man began serving a 15-year sentence in a federal prison last year.
The suspect adopted the Russian-born girl when she was 5, Irwin said.
The child has appeared in about 200 explicit photos that have circulated on the Internet for at least three years.
No details on the alleged perpetrator were released; he still faces state charges in Pennsylvania for the molestation of the girl. Irwin said authorities were uncertain whether they will file any molestation charges in Orlando.
"Time is on our side at this point," he said. "The bad guy is locked up. The victim is safe."
Earlier this year, police in Toronto released some of the photos ? with the girl digitally removed ? in hopes of determining where they were taken. Some photos showed what appeared to be a hotel room, and tips suggested the room was at the Port Orleans Resort at Disney World.
Last month, authorities in Orlando released images of a second girl, who they didn't believe was being molested but who had appeared in photos that shared the same background. That girl was the victim's neighbor and friend, Irwin said.
"All of the investigators are really happy she is safe," said Jamie Zuieback, spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.