3 Men Accused In Kidnapping, Rape Of Teen Girl In San Jose

SAN JOSE, CA — Police in San Jose arrested three men this week in connection with the kidnapping and rape of a teen girl.

On Tuesday at 11:08 a.m., officers responded to a suspicious circumstance at the E-Z 8 Motel at 1550 N. First St.

Police said the victim, a 14-year-old, used her Snapchat account to notify friends she was kidnapped and did not know her location.

Her friends were able to determine her location through the Snapchat app and called 911.

Responding officers made contact with a suspect, Albert Thomas Vasquez, as he was exiting the motel room, and discovered the victim inside.

During a follow-up investigation, police found that Vasquez met the victim in Capitola on Tuesday and allegedly gave her drugs to incapacitate her.

Vasquez then called two other men, and the suspects drove the victim to the motel, where Vasquez allegedly raped her, according to police.

Vasquez, 55, of San Jose, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping to commit rape, digital penetration with a child under 14 years old with force, false imprisonment, and a lewd act with a child 14 or 15 years old with force and rape by intoxication of controlled substance, police said.

Antonio Quirino Salvador, 34, of Fremont and Hediberto Gonzalez Avarenga, 31, of Fremont, were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and conspiracy, according to the San Jose Police Department.

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