[TAMPABAY] A man traveled from Miami to kidnap and sexually batter a 10-year-old girl whom he met online, according to the Polk County in a hotelDeputies say 23-year-old Jonathan Diaz Fundora took three days off from his job as manager at a Burger King to drive to Lakeland on Tuesday and meet the girl, whom he met through an online app.
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on Tuesday after deputies found them at a Motel 6 in Lakeland. The girl was located hiding in a bathroom, and both the girl and Fundora told detectives they had sex.
"This suspect groomed and manipulated a little girl online and then traveled all the way to Polk County to sexually abuse her. He is the poster child for why it is critical that parents monitor their children’s activities online," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news release.
According to deputies:
Fundora groomed the girl after meeting her online six weeks earlier, directing her to perform sex acts and send him photos and video.
He arranged to meet the girl at the end of the road where she lives, and deputies say the girl left a note with her parents stating she would be staying at a friend’s house for three days.
A parent immediately called 911 and reported the girl missing upon seeing the note and realizing she was gone.
Within 35 minutes of receiving the 911 call, deputies had identified the suspect and his vehicle through his Facebook page, deputies said.
Deputies then located his car at the Motel 6.
Preliminary testing of Fundora’s electronic devices confirmed he had received photos and videos from the girl that he directed her to send, deputies said.
Fundora is being held at the Polk County Jail on several felony charges including kidnapping, sexual battery of a victim under 12, child pornography and use of a computer to seduce a child.