Update on Martinez Kidnapping: Man Allegedly Had 'Online Relationship' With Oregon Teen

A missing Oregon girl rescued in Martinez on Wednesday and the man suspected of kidnapping her met in an online chatroom and had an ongoing relationship online, a police sergeant said Thursday.

Officers arrested 41-year-old Blake Johnston at his home on Fountainhead Court in Martinez, where they also located the missing 14-year-old girl, police Sgt. Dave Mathers said.

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Johnston was arrested on a Salem police warrant and was taken to county jail in Martinez, while the girl was reunited with her family.

The arrest came after police in Salem, Oregon, tracked Johnston to Martinez.

Mathers said the Martinez man and the Oregon teen met and struck up a relationship online on a “social media chat site.”

The girl’s mother was unaware of the relationship, the sergeant said.

Police said the case is a reminder of the importance of parents talking to their children about Internet use and access to social media sites.

--Bay City News