Missing Vallejo teen may have been forced into sex trafficking

Missing Vallejo teen may have been forced into sex trafficking
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Pearl Pinson, 15, left for school in May 2016 and never came home.

By Julianne Herrera, KRON

VALLEJO, Calif. -- (KRON) -- Police are contemplating a new theory in the case of a missing Vallejo teen.

Authorities are now considering the possibility that Pearl Pinson is being held against her will as a sex slave.

The 15-year-old girl left for school in May of 2016 and never came home.

A witness reported seeing Pinson bleeding and yelling for help as she was being taken by an armed man.

The prime suspect in the case, 19-year-old Fernando Castro, died in a shootout with police in Santa Barbara County.

FULL STORY: New Theory: Pearl Pinson possibly forced into sex trafficking - KRON

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