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Convicted rapist escapes Kern Medical, caught in Bakersfield

20 May 2026 13:40

A convicted rapist escaped from Kern Medical on Wednesday morning but was caught in East Bakersfield about 90 minutes later. - Vincent Deleon, 45, escaped around 11 a.m.

during a scheduled medical appointment. - He was captured without incident on Quincy Street near West and Orange drives.

- Deleon was convicted of kidnapping a woman from a gym and raping her in an orchard. - He faces up to five consecutive life terms at sentencing on June 24.

Authorities are investigating the escape and have not released details on how he fled.

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