Missing 3-year-old NC girl may have been sexually abused, documents say

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. — The 3-year-old North Carolina girl who was the center of an Amber Alert may have been sexually abused by her mother’s live-in boyfriend, according to new court documents.

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Court documents obtained by Channel 9's TV partner, WTVD, lists several acts of abuse against Mariah Woods and her two brothers.

The court documents accuse Earl Kimrey of sexually abusing Mariah and hitting the two boys with a belt – one of them in the face, causing a nosebleed.

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(Earl Kimrey)

Kristy Woods, the children’s mother, knew of the sexual abuse and “failed to protect the juveniles from exposure to sexual abuse,” according to court documents.

WTVD also obtained a custody order that was filed by Mariah's biological father, Alex Woods, in the summer of 2016. It claimed that Mariah and his two sons weren't safe at his ex-wife's home.

Mariah was reported missing by her mother on Nov. 27. Her body was found on Dec. 1 in a creek in Pender County, miles from her Onslow County home.

Kimrey was arrested Dec. 1 and charged with concealing of death, obstruction of justice, second-degree burglary, felony larceny and possession of stolen property.

Kimrey is being held in the Onslow County Detention Center under a $1,010,000 bond.

The family has scheduled a public visitation for Wednesday night. Anyone who wishes to pay their respects can do so from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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