Registered Sex Offender Brian Verbena-Martinez Extradited From Guatemala on Charges of Kidnapping and Raping a 13-Year-Old Westminster Girl
Brian Verbena-Martinez, 35, a registered sex offender extradited from Guatemala on Sept. 30, 2026, faces multiple felony charges including kidnapping and rape of a 13-year-old Westminster girl; the FBI and Orange County District Attorney publicly announced the charges on Oct. 15, 2026. The case is active and pending prosecution in Orange County.
Defendant Brian Verbena-Martinez, 35, a registered sex offender; victim is a 13-year-old girl from Westminster (not named). Case brought by the Orange County District Attorney with FBI involvement.
Verbena-Martinez is charged with kidnapping to commit a sex offense, forcible rape, sexual penetration of a child under 14 by force, forcible oral copulation of a minor under 14, and three counts of lewd acts on a child under 14.
Alleged offense occurred in Westminster, CA. Verbena-Martinez was apprehended in Guatemala and extradited to Orange County.
Alleged kidnapping: Dec. 5, 2025. Arrested in Guatemala: February 2026. Extradited to OC: Sept. 30, 2026. Charges publicly announced: Oct. 15, 2026.
Verbena-Martinez is alleged to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl before fleeing to Guatemala.
Brian Verbena-Martinez, 35, a registered sex offender, is in custody in Orange County following his extradition from Guatemala on Sept. 30, 2026. The FBI and the Orange County District Attorney's Office publicly announced the charges on Oct. 15, 2026.
Verbena-Martinez faces the following counts, according to prosecutors:
- Kidnapping to commit a sex offense
- Forcible rape
- Sexual penetration of a child under 14 by force
- Forcible oral copulation of a minor under 14
- Three counts of lewd acts on a child under 14
Prosecutors allege that on Dec. 5, 2025, Verbena-Martinez kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in Westminster. He subsequently fled to Guatemala, where he was arrested in February 2026. His extradition back to Orange County was completed Sept. 30, 2026.
Verbena-Martinez was a registered sex offender at the time of the alleged offense. His case was one of at least two Orange County fugitive extraditions announced jointly by the FBI and OC District Attorney in October 2026, according to KTLA.
No arraignment date or court schedule has been publicly reported as of the last update. The case is active and pending further judicial proceedings in Orange County Superior Court.
- Dec 5(11 months ago)
Prosecutors allege Verbena-Martinez kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in Westminster.
- Sep 30(19 days ago)
Verbena-Martinez is extradited from Guatemala.
- Oct 15(4 days ago)
FBI and OC District Attorney announce the extradition and charges.