Teen mom at center of incest case may have fatally run over her newborn, cops say

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-09 · by Jasmine Fernández

Quick Summary

Police in California say a 14-year-old girl may have run over her newborn baby with a car after giving birth secretly in a strawberry field where she worked. Detectives found evidence suggesting the infant's body and a large blood stain near a vehicle’s tire tracks, leading them to believe the child was moved from the birth site before being struck by the right front tire of a sedan. The girl had concealed her pregnancy; investigators suspect she was impregnated by her father, Sergio Galvez Perez. Following the discovery, both the teenager and her mother fled to Mexico, but authorities later captured the teen and arrested her father, who is charged with sexually assaulting his child.
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Story summary

On August 1, emergency crews in north Monterey County responded to a report and found an infant girl, later nicknamed "Baby Angelita," dead beside Struve Road. The teen's father, Sergio Galvez Perez, allegedly impregnated her before they fled to Mexico. A coordinated rescue involving the FBI, Mexican authorities, and Monterey County investigators led to the girl’s safe return from Mexico and her father’s arrest on multiple felony charges including incest and child endangerment. Police suspect that after giving birth alone near a field where she worked, the teen may have driven over her newborn baby with a car, placing the infant's body by the roadside before fleeing. The case has drawn criticism for initial handling and lack of an Amber Alert issuance.

Written for “Incest CaseTeenRapeMurder” on 2026-10-10, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
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“Both articles describe the same incident involving a 14-year-old girl who allegedly gave birth alone near a road in Monterey County and may have run over her newborn, as revealed during a joint news conference by the FBI and Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.”

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Who wrote this

Jasmine Fernández
50 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Independent Mexico Monterey County Salinas the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office

Subjects

Galvez Perez PERSON · 5× Monterey County GPE · 4× Geng PERSON · 2× Mexico GPE · 2× Salinas GPE · 2× the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× FBI ORG · 1× Independent NORP · 1× Sergio Galvez Perez PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The handling of the investigation drew criticism from the local community and Monterey County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, particularly after Sheriff Tina Nieto stated there was probable cause to arrest the 14-year-old for murder and initially determined the situation did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 A 14-year-old girl in California may have driven over her newborn baby after giving birth in a strawberry field where she worked, police said Thursday.

Claims (20 extracted, 2 hedged)

A 14-year-old girl in California may have driven over her newborn baby after giving birth in a strawberry field where she worked, police said Thursday. uncertain
police → drive → field
The new details regarding the death of the infant, referred to by authorities as “Baby Angelita” — which means “Baby Angel” in Spanish — were disclosed by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI during a joint press briefing. asserted
which → regard → briefing
Detectives believe the teenager hid her pregnancy from her mother and was impregnated by her father, Sergio Galvez Perez. asserted
teenager → believe → father
The baby’s body was discovered on August 1 in an unincorporated section of Monterey County. asserted
body → discover → County
Investigators suspect the girl delivered the child at her workplace before driving the vehicle. asserted
girl → suspect → vehicle
Evidence gathered at the scene indicates the newborn was struck by the right front tire of a sedan, according to Detective Richard Geng of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. uncertain
newborn → gather → Office
“Several feet from Baby Angelita was what appeared to be a large blood stain, which led detectives to believe that Baby Angelita was moved from where she was born to a location under a vehicle that ended up running her over,” Geng said. asserted
Geng → appear → her
License plate reader technology tracked a sedan connected to the teenager’s parents arriving at and departing from the field on the day of the birth. asserted
technology → track → birth
Investigators said Galvez Perez was in the Bay Area at the time and that there is currently no evidence linking him directly to the infant’s death. asserted
Perez → say → death
Following the discovery of the body, police executed a search at the Salinas home shared by Galvez Perez and the teenager’s mother. asserted
police → follow → Perez
Officers located the girl hiding beneath a pile of clothes. asserted
Officers → locate → clothes
Although she initially told detectives that a minor was the father, investigators later identified Galvez Perez as the parent. asserted
investigators → tell → parent
The teenager was taken to a medical facility for post-childbirth treatment. asserted
teenager → take → treatment
However, officials stated Galvez Perez removed her from the hospital on August 4, after which both fled to Mexico. asserted
both → state → Mexico
The handling of the investigation drew criticism from the local community and Monterey County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, particularly after Sheriff Tina Nieto stated there was probable cause to arrest the 14-year-old for murder and initially determined the situation did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert. asserted
situation → draw → Alert
An Amber Alert was eventually issued on September 6, and Monterey County authorities confirmed Sunday that Mexican law enforcement had found the teenager and arrested her father. asserted
enforcement → issue → father
Prosecutors have charged Galvez Perez “for the heinous crime of sexually assaulting his own child,” as reported by ABC7 Los Angeles. asserted
Prosecutors → charge → ABC7
Monterey County officials are seeking his extradition from Mexico. asserted
officials → seek → Mexico
Authorities declined to state whether the 14-year-old would face extradition or criminal charges. asserted
old → decline → extradition
The teen’s mother, Ofelia Garcia Ortega, was arrested this week in Salinas on suspicion of possessing or displaying a forged identification card, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and permitting a child to suffer or be endangered. asserted
mother → arrest → child
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