A 16-year-old girl missing from Clayton County was found in Columbia County, and deputies say an Augusta woman is to blame.

What’s Happening: Deputies arrested 41-year-old Monica Daughtery at the Comfort Inn and Suites on Jimmy Dyess Parkway on October 20.

Authorities say the teen was missing since August and was being trafficked for sex.

What’s Important: Daughtery faces three counts of trafficking a person for sexual servitude, as well as charges for driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance. She’s being held at the Columbia County Jail.

Catch Up Quick: Georgia has been working with local and federal agencies to identify and rescue minors being trafficked.

The state’s human trafficking hotline continues to receive dozens of reports each month.

The Sources: Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

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B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.