California man held girlfriend captive and raped, tortured her for a month: cops
A California man has been arrested for allegedly holding his girlfriend captive for a month in his home as he tortured and raped her.
Saul Ortega, 29, was taken into custody during a raid on his Modesto home on Saturday after his 25-year-old girlfriend managed to escape and alert authorities.
The victim was found with extensive injuries on her body, including burns and bruises, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said.
She told cops that Ortega had allegedly been holding her hostage for about a month.
The young woman had actually fled the home two days earlier but she was too afraid to immediately alert authorities because her boyfriend had made threats against her family, the sheriff said.
Authorities descended on Ortega’s home after the victim called 911.
Ortega was booked on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment, rape, torture, mayhem, domestic violence, making criminal threats and a string of drug and firearm offenses.
The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The sheriff’s office said it had reason to believe Ortega had victimized other women and urged potential victims to come forward.
