I just came upon this story..7 year old girl kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and beaten
SAN ANTONIO — Police have arrested an illegal immigrant they say abducted a 7 year old girl Monday night and then sexually assaulted her inside a vacant apartment.
Police say the little girl was playing outside her home at the Hacienda Aparments on the city’s West side when 23 year old Fernando Flores-Miranda kidnapped her and took her into an abandoned unit.
One apartment complex resident who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation said when the girl went missing, she rounded up neighbors and started searching.
“We had just been upstairs knocking from door to door, and it never occurred to us that one apartment was vacant or that they could be in there,” explained the resident.
When a neighbor told her about an abandoned unit with a locked door, she alerted police.
“I told them, I find it odd. Maybe somebody might want to check into it.”
About an hour and a half after the girl’s mother reported her missing, officers say they found her with Flores-Miranda inside the vacant apartment. Police say Flores-Miranda may have been living there.
He remained in jail without bond on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and aggravated kidnapping.
Police say the girl had obvious signs of trauma to the face. She was treated at a local hospital and released to her mother Tuesday morning.
Apartment resident Sonya Davila now worries for the safety of her own children, and that of her neighbors.
“It’s scary,” said Davila. “Because I know that there are a lot of unsupervised children at these apartments.”
Others say the attack was a wake up call.
“We as parents have to keep a close eye on our children,” commented one resident.
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A family in our church has a friend that volunteers care for abused children. Yesterday she tried to comfort a 5 week old boy who had a broken leg, broken back and skull fracture.