[8] After a trial in early 2016, Garcia was found guilty of three felony counts of lewd acts on a minor, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison, and was required to register as a sex offender.
[4][5][7] Garcia held various jobs during the period of the alleged captivity, and the woman and Garcia had been working together outside the home for a night cleaning service[1][6] – including cleaning a building that houses offices of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
[2] On June 9, 2014, Garcia pleaded not guilty to charges including kidnapping, rape, and three counts of lewd acts on a minor.
[15] The woman testified that Garcia kidnapped her in 2004, took her to a home in Compton, provided her with a false identity and held her against her will for a decade.
The district attorney said that a decade-long ordeal first began in February 2004 when Garcia and the victim met while he lived with her and her mother.
The woman claimed that he forcibly raped her at least once, sexually assaulted her three times, and touched her buttocks and kissed her.
Santa Ana police first responded to a mutual domestic violence incident between Garcia and the woman's mother in August 2004, shortly before her disappearance, "but a case could not be proven at that time", according to the district attorney.
The mother identified Garcia as her boyfriend and had told a neighbor prior to the alleged abduction that she believed they were having sex and planned on leaving together, the Los Angeles Times reported.
[3] On March 4, 2016, Garcia was found guilty of three felony counts of lewd acts on a minor, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison, and was required to register as a sex offender for life.