According to the High Point Police Department, the teen went missing in 2024.
Police said officers and detectives responded to a home in the 2000 block of Treyburn Lane to follow up on information that a teen who was reported missing was living in the home.
Authorities said 32-year-old Joseph Rossomando, of High Point, was found at the home with child sexual abuse material. Detectives said they executed a search warrant at Rossomando's home, where they found several electronic devices.
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He was taken into custody and has been charged with:
- Seven counts of statutory sex offense with a child less than 15
- Seven counts of statutory rape of a child less than 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
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Rossomando is being held at the Guilford County Jail with no bond.
Police said the teen is safe and is receiving support services.