On October 4, 2025, Ramsey County deputies took a report of an act of Criminal Sexual Conduct that occurred on September 30, 2025, at [ADDRESS REDACTED], Little Canada, Ramsey County. Fourteen-year- old LGHC stated that she was helping her mother, IGAC, move from the residence. A man known to her as Fernando Gutierrez-Estrada, [DOB REDACTED], was also present at the residence. He was also helping with the move. LGHC said she knows Gutierrez-Estrada as the grandfather of one of her friends. LGHC stated that Gutierrez-Estrada was making her uncomfortable.
He was rubbing her hand softly. When her mother was in another room, he put his hands on her breasts. He moved his hand toward her pants. She grabbed his hand and yanked it away from her crotch area. His hand almost made it inside her shorts. She said he squeezed her breast as he moved his hand down her body. She stated that he had been drinking. She said he touched her breasts over her clothing, and she moved his hand away when his hand moved down below her stomach. She did not tell her mother right away.
She did not want to stress her out. She waited until the next day when they were eating. Investigators interviewed IGAC. She confirmed that LGHC was present when she was moving out of the Big Circle Drive residence. Gutierrez-Estrada was also present. She added that Gutierrez-Estrada tried to kiss her that same day. She told him “No” and that he was making her uncomfortable. She confirmed that he was drinking beer that day. She said that LGHC did not say anything to her on moving day. She said LGHC told her about the sexual abuse later when they were having dinner.
She stated that he pulled her by the arm and touched her breasts. Then he moved his hand down and tried to go into her pants. IGAC stated that LGHC was crying when she reported the abuse. In a telephone interview on November 20, 2025, Gutierrez-Estrada initially denied helping a family move from [ADDRESS REDACTED]. He denied that he inappropriately touched a 14-year-old girl. When asked if he tried kissing that young girl’s mother, he said, “No, she is married, and I am married.” The investigator then confronted him with his denial about being there, stating that he did seem to know what she was asking him.
He then said that his daughter-in-law bought the trailer, and he was helping the other family move out so his family could move in. He again denied touching the 14-year-old child. He asserted that her mother was there, and they had phones so they would have recorded him if he had tried to kiss the mother or touch the child.
