RIVERSIDE — A 20-year-old Wilmington man accused of trafficking a 15-year-old girl for sexual purposes from Temecula to Los Angeles County has been arrested, authorities reported Saturday.

Deputies with the Riverside County Southwest Sheriff’s Station responded on Nov. 23 to a report of a female juvenile missing from her Temecula residence, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

During the investigation, officials with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force were contacted by deputies, and assumed the investigation.

The girl was found safely three days later in Long Beach, and treated at a hospital, where a “victim advocate was present to provide support.”

“It was learned the juvenile had been the victim of sexual assault and child sex trafficking,” th

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