Three arrested after teen uses Snapchat to notify friends she was kidnapped

(Vasquez)

(Salvador)

(Avarenga)

The San Jose Police Department’s Sexual Assault Investigations Unit arrested Albert Thomas Vasquez for kidnapping to commit rape - 209(b)(1) PC (felony), digital penetration with a child under 14 years with force - 289(c) PC (felony), false imprisonment - 236/237 PC (felony), lewd act with a child 14 or 15 years with force - 288(c)(1) PC (felony), rape by intoxication or controlled substance - 261(a)(3) PC (felony).

On Tuesday January 14, 2020, at about 11:08 AM, San Jose police officers responded to a suspicious circumstance at the E-Z 8 Motel located at 1550 N. First St. in San Jose. The victim used her Snapchat account to notify friends she was kidnapped and did not know her location. The victim's friends determined the victim's location through the Snapchat app and called 911.

Arriving officers made contact with the suspect as he exited a motel room and discovered the victim inside. Suspect Vasquez was taken into custody and later booked into Santa Clara County Jail on the above listed charges.

Follow-up investigation by detectives revealed suspect Vasquez met the victim in the City of Capitola on January 14th. Vasquez gave the victim drugs and she became incapacitated.

Vasquez called suspects Salvador and Avarenga for assistance. The three suspects placed the victim in their vehicle against her will. Vasquez sexually assaulted the victim in the vehicle. Afterwards, the three suspects drove the victim to the E-Z 8 Motel in San Jose. The suspects carried the victim from their vehicle to a second floor motel room where Vasquez again sexually assaulted her.

On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, suspects Salvador and Avarenga were taken into custody in San Jose and subsequently booked into Santa Clara County Jail for kidnapping - 207(a) PC (felony) and conspiracy - 182(a) PC (felony).