Santa Ana man accused of kidnapping Bakersfield girl he met online
A Santa Ana man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a 14-year-old Bakersfield girl he allegedly met online.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday that Sergio Estrada, age 20, was found walking with the girl near an apartment complex in unincorporated east Bakersfield. She had gone missing at about 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of Kentucky Street.
The mother told deputies she was worried the girl was having an intimate relationship with a man she met on the computer game Fortnite, the release said. It said detectives later learned the girl had been communicating with Estrada for two years on social media.
KCSO reported the girl was returned safely to her parents.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call KCSO at 661-861-3110.
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