22-year-old Santa Ana man arrested for allegedly molesting 13-year-old girl he met online

Friday, January 28, 2022
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A Santa Ana man was arrested for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl he met online, and police are urging any other possible victims to come forward.

Brayan Padilla-Gomez, 22, was arrested Thursday night following a sting operation, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. He was booked for kidnapping and multiple child molestation charges, and bail was set at $1 million.
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The alleged victim told police they met on Instagram during October of last year.

"Padilla-Gomez picked up the victim and drove her to his home, where he sexually assaulted her and video recorded the incident," police said in a news release.

Police say he then sent that video to the victim's friend, also a minor, and attempted to meet her with the "intent to engage in sex acts and provide her drugs."



The 13-year-old girl became aware of the video after speaking to her friend and called the police.
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Authorities believe there may be other victims and are being asked to contact detectives at 714-245-8706 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.



City News Service contributed to this report. The video in the media player above is from a previous report.
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