Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old girl they believe could be in danger.

Malia Carbaugh

Malia Jenae Carbaugh was a human trafficking victim earlier this year and police worry she may be victimized again, said Beaverton police spokesman Officer Mike Rowe.

Carbaugh ran away from home Thursday afternoon, Rowe said. She lives with her parents in Portland and Oregon City.

She has a plane ticket from the Portland International Airport to Las Vegas on Spirit Airlines, Rowe said. Police believe she is trying to reunite with a man who trafficked her earlier this year.

Carbaugh was a human trafficking victim in late July, when police recovered her in Los Angeles.

James Demarr Jackson, 25, was arrested and charged with human trafficking a minor in California. He has trafficked Carbaugh in Nevada and California, Rowe said. Jackson, who is from Las Vegas, is now out on bail.

Carbaugh is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.

Police ask anyone with information about Carbaugh contact Detective Chad Optiz at 971-563-7545.

-- The Oregonian/OregonLive