Kern County jury to decide fate of alleged rapist after closing arguments

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A criminal case that has gripped the community after terrifying details first emerged about a woman who was kidnapped from a local gym has reached its end.

The trial has been years in the making, but after nearly two weeks in front of jurors, Vincent DeLeon will soon learn his fate.

He is accused of kidnapping a woman from In-Shape Fitness on Coffee Road before robbing and raping her just a few days before Christmas in 2023. He was charged with a slew of violent and sexual crimes…

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