Police arrest man accused of kidnapping


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Updated: 7/14/2012 2:49 pm | Published: 7/13/2012 5:54 am
Luis Velasco
Luis Velasco
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) -  A 42-year-old man was arrested Thursday night, accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl.

West Valley City police arrested Luis Gomez Velasco late Thursday night near 6300 West and 3600 South.. Police say he planned on taking his niece to Mexico.

Investigators say Velasco was engaged in a sexual relationship with the girl over the past two years.

Her mother reported missing Thursday night.

Police say the girl was returned to her family, and that Velasco is facing felony charges, including child kidnapping, rape of a child, and aggravated sexual abuse of a child.


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JuliannaSmith - 8/30/2012 3:36 PM
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Whoa! That should not stop there. The uncle should pay dearly for his crime. He ought to be locked-up in prison. He stole the girl's virtue by taking advantage of the girl's trust on him. What that man did to that poor child was unthinkable. I could never fathom how the human mind function with criminals like him. Sex offending is bad enough but to do that to an innocent child is really evil. To the parents out there like me, may this serve as an alert to us all. Keeping our children safe from any kind of abuse is our primary obligation. I know that we can't be with them always especially our teens but can't we at least equip them something that will enable them to get help right away if there is danger? My bestfriend shared a link to me saying that the application it caters enables the user to alert his family if he's in trouble. All he has to do is press a panic button and the alert will automatically be sent. The app uses GPS technology so the location can be easily tracked. Here is the link; http://safetrec.com/
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