"Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping 13-Year-Old Girl Who Used 'Help Me' Sign to Escape"
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A Texas man pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint and sexually assaulting her multiple times during a 1,300-mile drive from Texas to California. The girl managed to alert a "good Samaritan" by flashing a note with the words "help me" at a Long Beach gas station, leading to her rescue. The man, Steven Sablan, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and up to life in prison.
- ‘Help me’: Texas man pleads guilty in kidnapping of teen who wrote dire escape note NBC News
- A 13-year-old used a ‘Help Me!’ sign to escape after being abducted. A Texas man has now pleaded guilty to kidnapping CNN
- Texas man pleads guilty to kidnapping 13-year-old girl, driving her to Long Beach Long Beach Press Telegram
- 13-year-old girl found in Long Beach was abducted from Texas KTLA Los Angeles
- Man guilty of kidnapping 13-year-old girl who held up 'help me' sign before her rescue Long Beach Post
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