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Karen Anastacio, Missing 13-Year-Old, Believed Taken to Mexico by Dangerous Man

Karen Anastacio, left, Angel Rojas, right (Personal Photo/ KEYE)

AUSTIN, TX (CBS) A 13-year-old girl, Karen Anastacio, who's been missing since Thursday, was last seen getting into an SUV with a man who has a dangerous history, say Austin police.

According to CBS affiliate KEYE, the Austin Police Department believes a 25-year-old man named Angel Rojas took Anastacio to Mexico. Police say Rojas has committed a violent felony against the girl in the past, and they believe she is in danger.

Anastacio was seen getting into a brown 1997 GMC Jimmy SUV at Bedichek Middle School around 8 a.m. Thursday.

Anastacio is a 5'2" Hispanic female who  weighs about 115 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants, and carrying a pink backpack.

Rojas is a Hispanic male, 5' 3'' and approximately 132 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

Rojas was seen last driving an SUV with Texas plates 84TFLA.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 911.

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