The case against a man who authorities say kidnapped a teenage girl a decade ago and forced her to marry him and have his child was sparked earlier this week when the nowyear-old woman walked into a police station to report a domestic violence allegation. The woman took her 2-year-old child to their local police station in Bell Gardens on Monday and told officers about the alleged violence at the hand of her husband, Isidro Garcia, 42, said Lt.
Scott Fairfield. On Wednesday, Santa Ana police announced that Garcia had been arrested the day before on suspicion of kidnapping for rape, lewd acts with a minor and false imprisonment. Garcia could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Santa Ana police allege Garcia drugged and kidnapped the girl and beat her when she tried to flee. He later forced her to marry him, police say, and he forced her to move with him to different parts of Southern California to avoid being caught. The girl arrived in Santa Ana from Mexico in March to reunite with her mother, who was living with Garcia in an apartment community that houses hundreds of immigrant and working-class families.
Police say Garcia physically abused the mother and began sexually abusing the daughter soon after her arrival. The night of the kidnapping in August , Garcia beat the mother and when the girl fled to a park, he followed her, Santa Ana Cpl.
Anthony Bertagna said. She tried to escape but each time Garcia caught up to her, beat her and told her that her mother no longer loved her, according to Bertagna. They lived in several Southern California cities, including Stanton and Long Beach.
