On Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, a statement received from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California said Steven Robert Sablan, 62, of Cleburne, Texas, admitted in a plea ...

While Sablan was in the laundromat, the victim stayed in the car and wrote "Help me!" on a piece of paper to try and get someone's attention, according to court documents.

Sablan entered the laundromat and left the girl in the car. Alone in the car, the 13-year-old grabbed a piece of paper and wrote: "Help me!" hoping to get the attention of passersby.

Steven Robert Sablan of Texas will spend decades behind bars for kidnapping and repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl who was only saved when good Samaritans saw her holding a "Help Me" sign in the ...

The girl told Sablan her age and said she had a friend in Australia. Sablan then offered to take her to a cruise ship. After an hour of driving, Sablan stopped, directed the girl to the back seat ...

Sablan asked the girl how old she was, and she replied that she was 13, documents state. He allegedly told her he would take her to a cruise ship to visit a friend in Australia, but she had to do ...

Sablan is scheduled to be arraigned July 31 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, according to the release. If convicted of both charges, he could face up to life in federal prison.

A 13-year-old kidnapping victim was rescued in Southern California after making a “Help Me!” sign to alert passersby, which then led to the arrest of a Texas man. Steven Robert Sablan, 61, is ...

This undated photo released by the U.S Department of Justice shows the “Help Me!” sign used by a 13-year-old San Antonio girl who had been kidnapped. Steven Robert Sablan, 61, has agreed to ...

The DOJ said the 13-year-old was able to make a "Help me" sign on a crumpled piece of paper after she was driven from Texas to California -- and it ended up saving her life.