PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - A missing teenager from Pownal has been found safe and police have filed charges in connection with the case.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the 13-year-old girl was reported missing on Oct. 6 and was seen in Freeport that day.

At the time, police called her a missing or runaway juvenile. Court documents show this was the seventh time in 2025 that the girl has been reported missing. Court documents say historically, she has been found with friends or older males.

After a week-long investigation, investigators tracked her to an apartment at 470 Brighton Avenue in Portland.

When police executed a search warrant at the apartment, they found the teen, along with two adults.

Elijah Coleman, 23, was charged with kidnapping on Wednesday in connection w

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