A 13-year-old used a ‘Help Me!’ sign to escape after being abducted. A Texas man has now pleaded guilty to kidnapping | CNN
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A Texas man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio and sexually assaulted her multiple times while driving her to Southern California last year pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge Friday as part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said.

A Texas man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio and sexually assaulted her multiple times while driving her to Southern California last year pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge Friday as part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said.

Steven Robert Sablan, 62, abducted the girl at gunpoint on or about July 6, 2023, in San Antonio and “engaged in sexual activity” with her while driving her to Long Beach, California, the plea agreement states.

“At the time of the crime, Sablan had no legal custody or familial relationship to the victim,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a news release.

  • @highenergyphysics
    2•11 months ago

    That’s great! I know a much better way to change the minds of hateful fascists, though!

    It works permanently and goes at about 762 meters per second.

    • @[email protected]
      1•11 months ago

      For a second I thought you were describing your fist and I was like what kind of mutant is this??

      More seriously, while that has merits I think there’s also merit in addressing the top of the funnel. We should also be considering ways of reaching people earlier, before they’re in a spot where fascism appeals.