Saturday, August 22, 2009
Man accused of raping autistic 7-year-old girl
Man allegedly kidnapped girl from the backyard of her apartment complex.
By EUGENE W. FIELDS

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HUNTINGTON BEACH A Huntington Beach man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on allegations he abducted, sodomized and raped an autistic 7-year-old girl.

The girl was playing in the back yard of her apartment complex when she was taken against her will to a neighboring apartment, where she was assaulted and then released, Huntington Beach Police said in a news release issued late Friday

The girl's parents called the police and after interviewing her and witnesses, arrested Daniel Blas Flores, 27, who they found hiding in the bedroom of his apartment.

Flores was taken to the Huntington Beach City Jail, where he was booked on sexual assault charges.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police hotline at 714-375-5066 or Det. Cathy Meza at 714-536-5970.

Contact the writer: 714-704-3704 or efields@ocregister.com



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