Utah teen missing for 17 months found in Oregon, man arrested

Utah teen missing for 17 months found in Oregon, man arrested7 publishers · first seen Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:35 UTC · updated Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:17 UTCA 17-year-old girl from Utah, who went missing in May 2025, was found at the home of an Oregon man who has been charged with transporting her across state lines with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Authorities rescued the girl on Sunday at a home in Huntington, Oregon, and arrested Adam Hunter Harmel, 39, in a traffic stop about 30 miles away. The missing girl told another child she met online that she had run away and was being held against her will at a man's house in Oregon. On Sunday, a parent of the other child contacted the missing Utah girl by video, and the FBI listened in. During the call, the missing girl said that she met Harmel on social media and that he had driven her from Utah to Oregon, an FBI agent said in court records.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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