Published Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 | 7:03 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 | 2:44 p.m.
Police say an 8-year-old girl who was abducted while playing outside a Fresno home was sexually assaulted before managing to escape her captor when another driver cut him off in traffic. The girl's disappearance prompted authorities to issue an Amber Alert Tuesday morning in the Las Vegas area.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the child told investigators that 24-year-old Gregorio Gonzalez took her to a wooded area near a canal and sexually assaulted her after kidnapping her Monday night. Police say Gonzalez is a member of the Bulldog street gang.
Authorities previously released the girl's name when issuing an Amber Alert, but the Associated Press and Las Vegas Sun don't name victims of sexual assault.
Gonzalez allegedly stopped his truck and pushed out the girl Tuesday morning after a driver recognized his vehicle and cut him off in traffic.
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