Two former Sacramento residents accused of kidnapping grandchild to Peru

Aydian Ahmad
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(FOX40.COM) — Two former residents of Sacramento have been accused of abducting their 6-year-old grandchild and taking them to Peru, according to the Department of Justice.

The former residents, aged 54 and 49, were charged on Thursday with interstate and international kidnapping and kidnapping conspiracy, officials said.

According to the DOJ, in Nov. 2021, the two suspects took their grandchild from Sacramento to Peru despite pleas from the mother to return the child to the United States.

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The suspects were initially charged in Feb. 2022, but the child didn’t return to the United States until December of that year, the DOJ added.

On April 10, the 54-year-old suspect appeared for the first time in federal court in Sacramento and was detained following his appearance. The 49-year-old suspect has not appeared to answer the charges against her, according to the DOJ.

If convicted, the DOJ said the maximum penalty facing the suspects is life in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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