Jacksonville police found a missing girl Tuesday who told them she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted.

Police responded to a missing person call at the 5100 block of Collins Road about 11:15 a.m. after the 16-year-old girl left home to walk to a friend's house, but never got there.

An officer followed the path the girl would have taken through some woods which led to the 8700 block of Pinevalley Lane.

The victim frantically ran up to the officer explaining she had been taken into an abandoned home and sexually battered, said Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda.

While speaking with the victim, police spotted a man matching the description the girl gave them.

Thaddeus Limuel Anderson, 21, was taken into custody and has been charged with kidnapping, burglary and three counts of sexual battery.

Anderson pleaded guilty to carjacking and armed robbery in September 2011 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, according to court records.

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