NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia-based Navy serviceman is facing a federal charge after investigators say a missing 14-year-old girl from Louisiana was flown to the Hampton Roads area and later found in a Virginia Beach hotel.
According to a criminal complaint filed in the Western District of Louisiana, 27-year-old Sadiq Rauf Perry is charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. If convicted, he faces a sentence ranging from 10 years to life in prison.
Investigators say the case unfolded in late April 2026, beginning on April 26 when a parent in Lafayette Parish reported her daughter missing after discovering she had been communicating online with a man she believed to be an adult…