A New York teenager whose mysterious month-long disappearance and happy reunion with her family made headlines last week may have been picked up and trafficked for sex by a man she met online, her father says. spoke.
Emmarae GervasiAccording to Breitbart, the 14-year-old girl from the Long Island village of Patchogue was never seen or heard from by her father, Frank Gervasi, after she left home barefoot and without a jacket on the night of December 9th. He said he couldn't accept it. The news reported.
She was reportedly seen on security cameras leaving her home, getting into a black car, and finally knocking on the door of a local residence. motelAccording to Greater Long Island.
After about four weeks of frantic searching, Offerings There is a $15,000 reward for her return, Frank. miraculously Found The boy was on a boat docked at a marina in the nearby town of Islip after receiving “important information,” the newspaper said. new york post Information shared by Frank on Facebook:
God gave me a gift today. I'll address all this to the public tomorrow, thank you.
Posted by frank gervasi above Friday, January 3, 2025
It's unclear how she disappeared or why she was on the boat, but Frank acknowledged her daughter was a “troubled teenager.” video She was posted on Christmas Eve before finally being spotted on January 3rd.
Frank has since come out and said in a video posted on Sunday that Emarae was “held against her will” and “forced” to act inappropriately on the boat.
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Posted by frank gervasi Sunday, January 5, 2025
“Emma was being held against her will,” her father said, refuting comments on social media that suggested Emma had simply run away from home.
“She wasn't allowed off the boat unless she was escorted, and she was forced to do things that 14-year-old girls shouldn't do,” he continued, explaining how she was chosen in the first place. Explained. She was introduced to a man she met online, but then ended up marrying a “random” 65-year-old man she didn't know.
“So I believe this is sex trafficking and we are currently investigating it,” he said.
Frank added that Emarae is “currently receiving the necessary assistance at the facility and is safe.”
According to the father, he received information that his daughter was on the boat from a woman who was “scared of boating.” So his father drove to a marina near the Whitecap Fish Market and got into the boat himself, leaving the teen alone.
He added that he believed “some dangerous people” were keeping her there, possibly with guards nearby, keeping an eye on her.
Shortly after her father posted a video revealing his belief that Emmarae was being sex trafficked, Suffolk County police said They made an arrest, but did not provide details. new york post.
