2014 Santa Ana kidnapping case

In May 2014, a man named Isidro Merdrano Garcia Garcia allegedly forced the victim to marry him in 2007 and had a child with her on October 27, 2010
Some neighbors and a nanny for their child reported that the man and woman were active as a couple in the local church and social community and showed no apparent signs of serious problems prior to the man's arrest. A neighbor said "He treats her like a queen. He does his best to do whatever she wants", and said the woman had her own car. (about six months before her alleged kidnapping) to join her mother and sister who were living in Santa Ana, California. Garcia was the girl's mother's live-in boyfriend, At the time of the arrest, Garcia was also working a second job, at a nearby Chinese restaurant.
On June 9, 2014, Garcia pled not guilty to charges including kidnapping, rape, and three counts of lewd acts on a minor. His bail was set at $1 million, and he reportedly faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted.

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