Man Admits to Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Girl: Prosecutors

WOODSTOCK, IL -- A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to an aggravated kidnapping charge for coercing a 13-year-old girl out of her bedroom and then sexually assaulting her, prosecutors said Thursday. Ericsson Gumesindo could now face between 6 and 30 years in prison when he is sentenced on June 6. The charge stems from a call made to the Woodstock Police Department by a concerned father in July 2014, according to a news release from the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office.

The early morning call came after the father realized his 13-year-old girl was missing from their home. When police arrived, Gumesindo pulled up in a stolen vehicle with the missing child in the passenger seat, according to authorities.

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An investigation revealed Gumesindo broke a window to the home woke up the teenage girl and coerced her to go with him by lying and telling the victim that her sister was lost, according to the news release. Gumesindo then took the victim in a vehicle he had stolen the day before to a park and sexually assaulted her.

As part of his sentence, Gumesindo will be required to register as a sex offender for life, prosecutors said.