On July 26, 2007, three-year-old Jesus Merino-Mendoza was reported missing from Portland, Oregon. He is described as a Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes, about three feet tall and 30 pounds at the time, with a faint V-shaped birthmark on his forehead. When last seen he wore a blue jersey-style tank top with a number on the front, blue shorts, and sandals.

Investigators treated the case as a family abduction. The child’s non-custodial father, Jesus Merino Leyva, was reportedly subject to a restraining order forbidding contact with the boy and his mother; a felony warrant for Leyva was issued on July 31, 2007. Relatives told police a cousin had given Leyva and the child a ride to Merced, California, the day Jesus disappeared and that their intended destination was Mexico. Family members described Leyva as unstable and feared he might harm himself and the child if cornered.

The Portland Police Bureau and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children have handled the investigation and the child’s whereabouts remain unknown. Does anyone have information about Jesus’s last known movements or contacts around July 26, 2007?