A man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping at gunpoint a dental employee from a Minnesota practice where he cleaned the office, according to a criminal complaint. Once he allegedly bound the dental employee's hands and feet, he sexually assaulted and threatened to kill her.
Pao Yang, 41, was arrested on September 25 and charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of kidnapping, first-degree aggravated robbery, and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for reportedly abducting a woman as she left her employer i-Implant Dentistry in Roseville, MN, according to the statement of probable cause filed on September 28.
Yang is being held in jail on a $2.5 million bail.
At about 5 p.m. on September 23, Yang -- dressed in a black mask and gloves and pointing a handgun -- allegedly confronted a 27-year-old employee as she left the dental practice. Yang allegedly told the woman he needed her car. The dental employee begged him to take the car and let her go, but instead he reportedly pushed her into a wooded area.
Once in the woods, Yang allegedly forced her to sit, wrapped tape around the eyes and mouth of the woman, tied her arms around a tree, and bound her feet. Yang is accused of taking her wallet, phone, backpack, and lunch bag, according to the complaint.
Yang then reportedly covered the woman with branches and warned her that he would kill her if she screamed. He allegedly informed her that “they” would come and get her in 15 to 20 minutes and that he would “give” her to “three black men.” Then, Yang left, according to the complaint.
About 15 minutes later, Yang returned. He reportedly untied her from the tree but kept her hands bound and walked her out of the woods to a car. Yang put the woman in the car and covered her with a jacket. Her eyes were still covered with tape. During the approximately one hour they were in the car, the woman smelled marijuana, air freshener, and heard rap music.
As Yang was driving and turned the vehicle at one point, something heavy shifted against the woman. Yang claimed it was another person, according to the complaint.
Yang allegedly stopped at a building believed to be a warehouse. The woman peeked under the tape and saw a high-visibility construction vest. The woman claimed that Yang tied her up again and told her that he would be back in an hour.
When Yang returned, the woman reported hearing two loud bangs near her head that she believed were gunshots, and she thought Yang was going to kill her. Yang reportedly smashed things around her and reportedly said she could “take care of him or he would give her to these three black people,” according to the complaint.
After allegedly telling the woman he would kill her, Yang reportedly forced her to undress and perform oral sex on him. Then Yang purportedly forced the woman to have sex. Afterward, Yang allegedly gave her wipes to clean her mouth and body, according to the complaint.
Yang reportedly told her that he was just “doing his job,” and that the people he took her to would decide her fate.
The woman pleaded with him to let her go, and Yang purportedly said he would consider it but was going to take her somewhere to shower. Once they were at the new location, Yang allegedly made the woman undress, gave her soap, and forced her to shower. She reported that he took the clothes she was wearing and gave her a brown dress to wear, according to the complaint.
Yang then placed the woman in the vehicle, drove her around again, and at times, reportedly checked to ensure the tape remained on her eyes and mouth. He gave her headphones and put a plastic bag over her head. At some point, he removed the tape and cut off large amounts of her hair, according to the complaint.
Yang allegedly told the woman that he took a photo of her identification, knew where her family lived, and promised to kill her if she reported anything to the police. Furthermore, he claimed that he recorded the rape and told “his people” to post it on social media. Also, he reportedly told her that people call him “big boy,” but she could call him “Jensen,” according to the complaint.
Throughout the nightmare, Yang reportedly said he liked killing women and claimed he had killed women in Morocco.
Ultimately, Yang released her from the vehicle at a local golf course, which was about seven miles away from where he had kidnapped her. The woman walked to a gas station. Bystanders contacted the police after seeing the marks from the binding on her wrists, according to the complaint.
Later, authorities learned that Yang bought the dress that he made the woman wear from Target on the evening of the abduction. Surveillance video showed him purchasing the dress. Furthermore, workers at the dental office identified "Jensen" as its office cleaner, according to the complaint.
When authorities executed a search warrant at Yang’s Isanti, MN, home on September 25, they found gloves, black masks, a duffel bag containing zip ties and soap, as well as two handguns and an AR-style rifle, according to the complaint.
While at the home, authorities noted that the name on a neighbor’s mailbox was “Jensen.”
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
