A 32-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges after a Pennsylvania teen girl who had been reported missing for nearly a year was discovered alive at his North Carolina home, authorities said.
Police in High Point discovered the 15-year-old victim on Monday afternoon after receiving information that she may have been living in the Treyburn Lane home, according to the police department’s Facebook post.
The girl was reported missing from Reading, Pennsylvania, in June 2024, according to court documents. Reading police did not immediately return a request for comment.
Joseph A. Rossomando was arrested after authorities executed a search warrant at his home and discovered child sexual abuse material, according to the news release.
He was arrested at the Guilford County Jail on charges of statutory sex offense with a child under the age of 15, statutory rape of a child under the age of 15, felony human trafficking of a child victim, felony sexual servitude of a child victim, felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, felony statutory rape, felony first-degree kidnapping, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Neighbors in Winston-Salem told NBC affiliate WXII that they were shocked.
“It makes you want to get to know your neighbors a little better just to protect each other and be on the lookout for stuff like that,” said one of the residents.
“It’s shocking and disturbing. Again, it just makes you want to learn more about what’s going on around you,” the neighbor explained.
