Man sentenced for kidnapping 13-year-old McAllen girl he met on Snapchat | KVEO-TV

Brandon Galvez (Hidalgo County Jail records) Brandon Galvez (Hidalgo County Jail records) by: Steven Masso Posted: Nov 22, 2022 / 11:31 AM CST Updated: Nov 22, 2022 / 10:01 PM CST MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Louisiana man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after kidnapping a 13-year-old McAllen girl he met on Snapchat, records show. Brandon Galvez, 24, was sentenced Monday, according to federal records. Galvez and Jose Ramos-Serrano were arrested in June 2020 on charges of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Galvez also faced charges of kidnapping and enticement of a minor, a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated. A previous ValleyCentral report on June 21, 2020 detailed how a McAllen woman called police and said her 13-year-old daughter ran away. “There’s no question the little girl ran away, she left a note for whatever reason, but it’s the fact that she is 13 years old, they’re not fully mature to know enough about what they’re doing,” McAllen Chief of Police Victor Rodriguez said in 2020. “We get runaways all the time, they’re typically resolved within hours or days. This tells us the runaway market is global, that’s what alerts
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