"Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Teen Found in California with 'Help Me!' Sign"

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Steven Robert Sablan, a 62-year-old man from Texas, pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her while driving her from Texas to California. The girl was rescued in Long Beach, California, after a passerby saw her holding up a "Help Me!" sign in a parked car. Sablan, who has been in federal custody since July 2023, faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of life.
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