{"id":237919,"date":"2026-03-26T19:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237919\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:06:36","slug":"court-sees-disturbing-video-as-bakersfield-woman-recounts-in-shape-gym-kidnapping-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237919\/","title":{"rendered":"Court sees disturbing video as Bakersfield woman recounts In-Shape gym kidnapping, sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A Kern County jury was shown disturbing video Tuesday that depicted the moments a woman was kidnapped from a gym before being robbed and sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n

During day two of the trial, the Bakersfield woman, referred to as Jane Doe, continued her account of being kidnapped, robbed, and raped after leaving the In-Shape Family Fitness on Coffee Road in December 2023.<\/p>\n

The focus was on surveillance footage, step by step of what happened to her and identifying the man accused in the ordeal.<\/p>\n

In-Shape abduction, rape trial continues into 2nd day <\/a><\/p>\n

The video showed Jane Doe being abducted from the gym\u2019s parking lot, some of what happened to her while she was held captive and her escape hours later.<\/p>\n

17 News was not allowed to film inside the courtroom.<\/p>\n

Vincent Javier DeLeon, 42-years-old at the time, is accused of being the person responsible.<\/p>\n

In court, Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer emphasized Jane Doe being able to identify him as the culprit.<\/p>\n

Photos taken by police the day he was arrested were displayed in court and show DeLeon with tattoos on his bald head, chest, arms, and even eyelids \u2013 a stark difference from the defendant who sat in the courtroom with his hair fully grown out and a suit covering up the ink.<\/p>\n

\"<em>Vincent<\/p>\n

Vincent Javier DeLeon stands trial on March 23, 2026, for allegations including kidnapping, robbery, and rape. <\/p>\n

Even still, Jane Doe said there\u2019s no mistaking that the man in court is the same person who tormented her for hours on that dreadful day. The trial also included a tear-jerking video of the victim being dropped off at Vallarta Supermarket on Panama Lane after the alleged assault.<\/p>\n

There, Jane Doe is seen pleading with store employees for help, a phone to call her family and the moment her brother showed up, embracing her as she sobbed in his arms.<\/p>\n

In-Shape abduction, rape trial begins <\/a><\/p>\n

While on the stand, Jane Doe fought back tears, wiping them with a tissue, as the video played. At the same time, DeLeon seemingly joked and laughed at something he said to his lawyer.<\/p>\n

The woman has yet to be cross-examined, but during opening statements, the defense talked about kindness and encouraged the jury to keep an open mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cTreat everyone with politeness, even though they are rude to you. Remember you\u2019re courteous to others \u2013 not because they\u2019re a gentleman or ladies but because you\u2019re a gentleman or a lady,\u201d said defense attorney Elliott B. Magnus. \u201cWhat I\u2019m asking you to do is keep an open mind for the whole process of this trial.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trial is expected to continue in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

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For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A Kern County jury was shown disturbing video Tuesday that depicted the moments a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152,23118,735,5050],"class_list":["post-237919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news","tag-jane-doe","tag-kern-county","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}