The mother of a 13-year-old Utah girl discovered disturbing messages exchanged between a man and her daughter on social media. Her worried parents called the police, but it was only a matter of time.
Miguel Angel Vega Sedano, a 21-year-old illegal alien, was arrested Friday and charged with child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and two third-degree felony counts of possession of a forged document or device.
The girl’s mother contacted Granite School District police last week after Sedano suggested on Instagram that she was allegedly planning to kidnap the girl from her West Valley City school.
report KTVX-TV.
Police eventually found Sedano waiting for the girl in his car on school grounds, according to a probable cause statement. Officers reportedly found a fraudulent Social Security card and a fake permanent resident card on his person.
“Granite District Police Department apprehended the suspect as he entered campus after being absent from school for approximately 30 minutes. West Valley City Police Department responded,” the Granite School District said in a statement obtained by KTVX Friday afternoon. , a man was taken into custody.” ”
The district added, “We are grateful that the student disclosed the conversation to his parents and that no harm was done to the student.” “This is an unfortunate but very real reminder of the dangers of social media. Almost 60% of teenage girls have received upsetting contact from strangers on social media platforms. I answered that I have.”
After his arrest, Sedano allegedly admitted to police that he intentionally contacted the 13-year-old girl and visited the school to “pick her up and take her home.”
KSL-TV
shown Sedano said he did not know the girl’s parents and did not have permission to pick her up.
It appears that would-be abductees are not the only minors targeted by illegal immigrants. Sedano also told authorities that he was in contact with another 13-year-old girl, whom he had met in person three times.
In addition to confirming his intent to kidnap the minor, Sedano reportedly also admitted to obtaining false documents from a family in Arizona.
Sedano is reserved
salt lake county jail on friday. Jail records appear to show that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a detention request against the illegal alien over the weekend.
In 2023, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Made 170,590 administrative arrests. 43% of those arrested had previous convictions or pending criminal charges. Of the 73,822 illegal immigrants with criminal records arrested, there were nearly 300,000 charges and convictions, including 1,713 for murder. 1,655 for kidnapping. 4,390 for rape. 33,209 people for assault. 3,097 people for robbery. and 6,964 robberies.
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