Lakeland, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA/Polk County Sheriff)-Polk County deputies have arrested 23-year-old Jonathan Diaz Fundora of Miami, shortly after he kidnapped a 10-year-old Polk County girl whom he met and groomed online then took her to a motel in Lakeland, where he sexually battered her.
So far he has been charged with:
- Kidnapping
- Sexual Battery by a Suspect over 18 on a Victim under 12
- Traveling to Meet a Minor
- 5 counts Possession of Child Pornography
- 3 counts Directing the Sexual Performance of a Child
- 2 counts Use of a Computer to Seduce a Child
According to the affidavit, approximately six weeks ago, Fundora met the victim on an online app. He also chatted with her on Facebook, and via text message. Fundora's Facebook profile name is "El Yoni King Diaz (Chojo Akimichi)" and he is a Burger King manager. Fundora groomed the victim online, directing her to perform sex acts and send him photos and videos. He then arranged to travel to Polk County to be with her.
Fundora took three days off work, and drove to Lakeland on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, and arranged to meet the victim at the end of the road where she lives. The victim left a note for her parent that she was going to stay at a friend's house for three days. As soon as the parent found the note and realized the victim was gone, the parent immediately called to report the child missing.
Within 35 minutes of receiving the 9-1-1 call, PCSO deputies had identified the suspect and the vehicle he drives via the suspect's Facebook page and spotted the car parked at a Motel 6 in Lakeland. They found which room the suspect had checked into, and immediately responded to the room. The suspect was taken into custody, and the little girl was found hiding in the bathroom. Both the victim and the suspect told detectives they had engaged in sexual intercourse. A sexual assault kit confirmed the sexual abuse.
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