LOS ANGELES- A 13 year old girl was lured away from her school and sexually assaulted by a man she met on the online social network Myspace, police said.
Samuel Francisco, 35, of Los Angeles was taken into custody Friday at his home in the 500 block of East 36th Street, where police found him and the girl, who had been missing since the day before, said Officer Karen Rayner of the Los Angeles Police Department.
On Thursday around 6:00 p.m. the victim's mother reported her daughter missing, saying she searched for hours on her own after the 13 year old wasn't at her middle school when she went to pick her up at 1:45 p.m.
Police from the Harbor station conducted an investigation, and found out the girl had been communicating with Francisco on Myspace.
Investigators learned Francisco had picked the victim up from her middle school and taken her to his residence in the 500 block of East 36th Street.
On Friday, detectives from the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Major Crimes Detectives, Secret Service Agents and Immigration Custom Enforcement Officers went to Francisco's residence and rescued the child, LAPD officials said.
Francisco was taken into custody and booked on charges of kidnapping, with additional charges expected to be filed. He is currently being held on $500,000 bail.
Investigators have reason to believe Francisco may have more "enticed" other young victims, and are urging them to come forward.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Lieutenant Andrea Grossman at (562) 624-4028 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
Samuel Francisco, 35, of Los Angeles was taken into custody Friday at his home in the 500 block of East 36th Street, where police found him and the girl, who had been missing since the day before, said Officer Karen Rayner of the Los Angeles Police Department.
On Thursday around 6:00 p.m. the victim's mother reported her daughter missing, saying she searched for hours on her own after the 13 year old wasn't at her middle school when she went to pick her up at 1:45 p.m.
Police from the Harbor station conducted an investigation, and found out the girl had been communicating with Francisco on Myspace.
Investigators learned Francisco had picked the victim up from her middle school and taken her to his residence in the 500 block of East 36th Street.
On Friday, detectives from the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Major Crimes Detectives, Secret Service Agents and Immigration Custom Enforcement Officers went to Francisco's residence and rescued the child, LAPD officials said.
Francisco was taken into custody and booked on charges of kidnapping, with additional charges expected to be filed. He is currently being held on $500,000 bail.
Investigators have reason to believe Francisco may have more "enticed" other young victims, and are urging them to come forward.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Lieutenant Andrea Grossman at (562) 624-4028 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
