Search for Maryland Girl Ends Tragically

Police are searching for 11-year-old Sarah Foxwell after she disappeared from her home this week in Salisbury, Md. Officials have charged a 30-year-old child sex offender in the case, and thousands spent their Christmas joining police in the search for Sarah. (AP)

Thomas J. Leggs Jr., a 30-year-old Maryland sex offender, has been charged in the disappearance of 11-year-old Sarah Foxwell. Leggs used to date Sarah's aunt, who is the child's legal guardian. (AP)

Volunteers line up outside Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Md., to help search for an 11-year-old girl who police say was kidnapped from her bedroom by a registered sex offender. (Michael Dresser/Baltimore Sun)

Dane Foust of Salisbury, Md., waits for further instructions in Perdue Stadium after a briefing by law enforcement officials. Thousands of volunteers spent their Christmas Day helping police search for an 11-year-old girl who they say was kidnapped from her bedroom by a registered sex offender. (Michael Dresser/Baltimore Sun)

Jim Harrington, Alan Little, Patrick O'Grady and Aaron Jones are among thousands of volunteers who gathered at a Salisbury, Md., stadium Christmas morning to help police search for a missing 11-year-old girl believed kidnapped by a registered child sex offender. (Michael Dresser/Baltimore Sun)