A depraved California father allegedly impregnated his 14-year-old daughter before their newborn baby was found dead along a remote road — and is now on the run with the teen.
Sergio Galves Perez, 38, is the biological father of both the teen and her dead newborn son — whom investigators have named Angelito — the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
The newborn was discovered dead on the side of a road near Moss Landing on Aug. 1 with his umbilical cord still attached and signs of trauma.
The 14-year-old has been accused of murdering her baby, although authorities have not disclosed how they determined her alleged involvement in the newborn’s death, KSWB reported.
Perez allegedly impregnated his daughter when she was just 13 years old and is now wanted for incest and lewd acts on a minor.
“We can now confirm that Sergio Galves Perez is the biological father of the 14-year-old murder suspect and the biological father of baby Angelito,” said Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto.
Authorities believe Perez is on the run with his daughter and have appealed to the public for help finding them, warning that the teen may herself be in danger.
“I believe the 14-year-old might be in danger. That’s my gut feeling as a sheriff,” Nieto said. “She’s 14, for God’s sake. She’s 14. She’s a victim, too, even though she’s a suspect.”
Nieto said investigators want to get the girl to safety and hear her account of what happened.
“We just need the public’s help to locate the 14-year-old so we can get her to safety and then listen to her side of the story,” the sheriff said.
“And we need to locate Mr. Perez, because in my opinion, he’s a serious felon offender, a parent who betrayed everything, every piece of trust that a child puts in their parent.”
Investigators caught a major break when Flock cameras identified a vehicle connected to the case, KSWB reported.
The vehicle — registered to Perez and his wife, Ofelia Garcia Ortega — was later located.
Ortega has since been arrested and charged with child endangerment.
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Eric Bixler credited the camera information with helping investigators crack the case.
“I can say without that information we received from that camera, we may have never solved that case,” Bixler said.
“So that was very instrumental in solving this case, especially the speed in which it was done. Without it, it may have taken years or never.”
Perez remains wanted for incest and lewd acts on a minor as authorities continue searching for him and his daughter.
