The teen has been found safe.
A woman named Angelica Scarlett’s desperate pleas went viral after she shared on social media that her 17-year-old daughter was missing. The New Jersey mother spoke to news reporters claiming that her daughter, Ana Weaver, vanished without a trace on September 11. The following day, Angelica said she received a text message that Ana was being held against her will. Later, Angelica shared that photos her daughter were found on a sex-trafficking website. The teen reportedly told her mother that she was going to visit a friend but never returned.
“The streets can’t have my daughter!!” Angelica wrote in a Facebook post. “I will be there everyday on the street until she is home !!! I won’t stop – Share let’s get her !!! Someone knows something !! Speak she is a minor and in danger !! #bringanahome.” A screenshot an article by a New Jersey publication began to make the rounds online and was shared by a few celebrities, including talk show host and comedian D.L. Hughley as well as rapper T.I.
The subject snitching has been at the forefront many media outlets as trial coverage rapper-turned-government informant Tekashi 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, is ongoing. The ExpediTIously host wanted to make sure the public knew there was a difference between snitching to authorities and helping with a missing person case. He wrote in the caption his Instagram post about the teen, “FYI…Saying something if you see her ain’t gon make you a Rat lil homie,” adding the hashtag, “#ProtectOurGirls #ExpediTIously.”
On Monday, it was reported by ABC News that Ana had been located in Philadelphia and returned home safe. No further information regarding the details what happened to the 17-year-old, or whether she was ever truly missing, have been shared with the public at this time.