A Magna man is facing second-degree felony kidnapping charges after police say he picked up a 14-year-old girl and took her to his home for multiple hours. John Maez, 41, was indicted Thursday.
According to court documents, officers with the Unified Police Department were alerted by a man on September 4, 2024, that his stepdaughter hadn’t returned home from school. The stepfather told officers that his stepdaughter, who was 14 years old at the time, is autistic and functions at the level of a 10-year-old.
When police located the teen, she stated that she had gotten a job babysitting to make money to buy food. According to the victim, she was walking when Maez pulled up in his truck, asking if she wanted to make some money…