She Disappeared Months Ago, And The Cops Just Found This Young Girl Thousands Of Miles Away… staff December 12, 2022 Uncategorized An 11-year-old Texas girl reported missing after her fugitive father allegedly abducted her was located Saturday morning in a foreign country. According to reports, Sophie Long, who has allegedly been abducted by her father reportedly sent him cryptic messages about being sexually abused. Sophie, from Texas, was last seen in Guadalupe, California, on July 12 and is believed to be with her non-custodial father Michael Long, 42. She “may be en route to Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Mexico or Argentina”, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. “Michael Long is possibly driving an off white 2010 Ford Edge SUV or a grey van with blacked out windows, a NRA sticker and a black rack on top. Missing juvenile has a small burn mark on one of her arms,” it said. After being found in the undisclosed foreign country, Michael had refused to hand over Sophie to her maternal aunt amid a custody dispute. Sophie is currently in protective custody and arrangements are being made for her to be safely returned home, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. “Many months of determined work by my deputies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Marshals paid off this morning. We are so happy that Sophie is safe,” Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner said. Michael Long has been fighting for custody of Sophie and two other children for some time, and last year posted a GoFundMe to raise money for his battle, accusing his ex-wife, Kelly Long, of abusing the children. Kelly Long denied the allegations, and in September 2020, an attorney “appointed by the court to represent the best interests of the children” concluded that that the children’s mother would be able to better provide for them. Michael Long was awarded visitation. Earlier this year, as the custody battle continued, Michael Long showed up at court without Sophie, who was not seen again. Even the father’s current wife, Kourtney Chalmers, said at the time that “Michael is not a stable person for Sophie to be with and he has threatened to flee the country with her.” According to AWM, Kelly Long is now fighting for authorities to punish Michael for kidnapping Sophie and taking her to a foreign country away from her rightful caretaker back in Texas. On the day before his warrant for arrest was issued, Michael spoke to Daily Mail: “I’d absolutely go to jail to protect Sophie. I’d do anything for her. She’s a 10-year-old child,” Michael told DailyMail.com. “She shouldn’t have to be dealing with this stuff. These high conflict custody cases – this wasn’t about getting into a custody case. This was about getting justice for my daughter.” Below is a recording of a phone conversation with Michael Long, who is speaking from a Mexican prison. Source: AWM, DailyMail Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ