Southern California man arrested for keeping teen captive for 10 years
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A Bell Gardens, California man has been arrested for kidnapping, rape and false imprisonment after his victim contacted police after 10 years of forcible detention.
Isidro Garcia, 41, allegedly kidnapped a 15-year-old girl in August 2004 while he lived with her mother in Santa Ana. Garcia allegedly drugged the teen took her to a house in Compton. He kept her there, telling the teen her family wasn't looking for her and would be deported if she contacted police.
The girl's mother reported her missing and suspected Garcia of sexually abusing her daughter, but she had no evidence.
Garcia moved several times with the girl to avoid police detection, according to Santa Ana Police. Garcia arranged for the two of them to work in a night cleaning service together.
The victim saw no way out of her situation with Garcia, police said, and was forced into marriage in 2007. They had a child in 2012. Recently the victim contacted her sister on Facebook and gained the courage to contact police.
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