A 22 year old California man, Frank
Guerra,locked his girlfriend in a cage for four
months, beat and bit her and repeatedly rubbed
dog feces on her between September 20, 2015,
and January 4 this year, police say.
The woman, whose identity is being protected,
told officers that Guerra kept her inside the cage
for hours on end in his home while he went to
work and was forced to relieve herself into a dog
bowl while inside the cage, and that on at least
one occasion he took her elsewhere in the county
while still being held hostage.
Even after the woman managed to escape
captivity on January 4, she did not report Guerra
to police until a month later after he began
threatening her again.
Guerra was arrested and charged with kidnap
and also accused of both psychologically and
physically abusing the woman, biting her so hard
on the back that she will have permanent
scarring, The Modesto Bee reports.
At Guerra's court appearance Monday, during
which he pleaded not guilty, Deputy District
Attorney Beth DeJong said: 'He locked her in a
dog crate. He pushed her to the ground and
kicked her until she’d go inside.
After the hearing Monday, Guerra was denied bail
and given a protective order to keep him from
contacting the victim, or from getting within 100
yards of her.
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