Police in New York City are searching for a missing 19-year-old college student from Pennsylvania who is feared to be a victim of sex trafficking.
Corinna Slusser was last seen in the early morning hours of September 20 at the Haven Motel on Woodhaven Boulevard in the Rego Park section of Queens.
According to her Facebook page, the 19-year-old lives in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and has been studying marketing at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Have YOU seen her? Corinna Slusser, 19 (left and right), has been missing in New York City for seven weeks. Police fear she is a victim of sex trafficking
Slusser was last seen in the early morning hours of September 20 at the Haven Motel on Woodhaven Boulevard in the Rego Park section of Queens (pictured)
Until her disappearance, Slusser had been very active on multiple social media platforms. Her last Instagram post, dated September 10, was a photo tagged in The Bronx.
Her final Facebook post from September 8 consisted of a selfie showing the blonde, blue-eyed college student dressed in a lacy white top with a red rose applique.
On September 7, she posted photos of a tidy one-bedroom, one-bath apartment on Grand Concourse in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx, tweeting: ‘My first apartment all to myself in NYC!!! Never been more happier in my life. Forver [sic] dream accomplished.’
Slusser has been reported missing within Harlem’s 32nd Precinct. Police would not say who filed the report. The New York Daily News reported, citing law enforcement sources, that there is a concern that the missing woman is a victim of sex trafficking.
The 19-year-old lives in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and has been studying marketing at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Slusser is described as 5-foot-6, weighing 140lbs, with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She has a large black tattoo of a flower in the middle of her chest (right)
Fresh start: On September 7, Slusser posted photos of a tidy apartment in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx, tweeting: ‘My first apartment all to myself in NYC!!!’
A friend wrote on Facebook last month that Slusser had filed an emergency protection from abuse while living in New York with a man.
Corionna’s mother has been posting messages on Facebook pleading for her daughter’s safe return.
On October 10, Sabina Tuorto wrote in a status update: ‘My daughter was a great student , a cheerleader. She had many friends and lived her life as a normal teenager. I need her home and I cant bare [sic] anymore days like this. I fear the worst but I pray for the best and her to return home … waiting for an Angel to hear my prayer.’
Loved ones have been sharing messages on Facebook asking for help in locating Slusser, sending prayers and pleading with her to contact someone.
Slusser is described as 5-foot-6, weighing 140lbs, with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She has a large black tattoo of a flower in the middle of her chest.
Police are asking anyone with information on Slusser’s whereabouts to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
Slusser is described as 5-foot-6, weighing 140lbs, with long blonde hair and blue eyes