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NC Girl, 5, Still Missing; Mom Charged

Faces trafficking charge after man seen with daughter at hotel

By the Associated Press

Posted Nov 15, 2009 6:23 AM CST

(AP) – The mother of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared Tuesday in North Carolina was charged yesterday with human trafficking and other offenses, though authorities said they still did not know the girl's whereabouts. Antoinette Nicole Davis, the mother of Shaniya Davis, faces a child abuse charge... Read full story »

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