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http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/omaha-police-searching-for--year-old-girl-who-may/article_0eae21c6-fc8e-11e7-bf06-3f883cde61f8.html

**Authorities still were looking Thursday for a 12-year-old girl who they say ran away from home and who may be with a man who is at least 10 years older than she is.

Paw Ku was last seen running away from her home near 51st and Maple Streets on Jan. 8. Her family reported it to police the next day.

She has a history of running away, said Lt. Tracy Scherer of the Omaha Police Department’s child victims sex assault unit.

“Her age and her behavior, who she associates with and her prior runaways ... puts her at risk, but we do not believe she was physically taken against her will,” Scherer said.

Police have not been able to talk to the man, Eh Ther Ger, who is 22 or 23 years old. He has not shown up at work since Jan. 12, Scherer said, and has not appeared at places where he usually stays.

Investigators have not found any evidence of grooming or a sexual relationship between the two, Scherer said.

In December, Ku’s mother filed a protection order against Ger, saying that her daughter had been skipping school this fall to spend time with him. Her mother told her not to date someone so much older, but she continued to find photos online of the two kissing and hugging.

Dec. 27, Ger called the mother looking for Ku and was “very aggressive,” the mother wrote in the protection order.

If Ku is found with Ger, he could be charged with harboring a missing juvenile, Scherer said. Both speak the Karen language, and they will be interviewed by police after the girl is found to determine whether any further charges are warranted.

Ger’s parents kicked him out of their home because of the relationship with Ku, Scherer said.

Officials think Ku may be in the Omaha area.

Ku is 5 feet tall, 100 pounds and has blonde hair with brown eyes. People are asked to call 911 if they see her.

“The parents would like her to come home, and we would like to help her with whatever she needs,” Scherer said.**

Only 13 hours ago, 10 DAYS after the child went missing, the Omaha PD asked for Omahan's help in finding her. http://www.wowt.com/content/news/OPD-asks-for-help-locating-missing-12-year-old-469842273.html

OPD officials said they do not feel she is in any danger but the Child Victim Sexual Assault Squad (CVSA) is concerned due to her age. The Special Victims Unit has been actively searching for Ku, but say they’ve exhausted their leads.

She's with a 22 year old gang member but she's safe! No worries - Love, Omaha PD

Apparently the failure to alert the public about her disappearance is due to the (COUGHlaurasilsbyCOUGH) Amber Alert System and their strict requirements: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsOMA/status/954030170914082816

Specific requirements must be met for an Amber Alert to be issued. A number of these requirements were not met.

Omahans on Twitter are very defensive, only one person is speaking up about the possible connections to sex trafficking, and she is being attacked on all sides:

https://twitter.com/Decadence4You/status/954094241264865280

Like I said, SVU sex crimes department is involved. She's believed to be with a 22yr old ex con. Tell me again why I shouldn't worry about sexual assault and trafficking. It's an ugly truth that America keeps secret. Stop shushing