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Oct 2022
51m 30s

MISSING: Celina Mays

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Celina Mays was 12 years old when she vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night back in 1996. Her disappearance helped peel back the curtain on a small controversial church where an environment of shame, isolation, and fear allowed sexual abuse to flourish.

  • If you have any information about Celina Mays, please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 24-hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678). You can also call the Willingboro Police Department at 609-877-3001 or the Citizen Tip Hotline at 609- 877-6958.

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