Pao Yang arrested for Roseville kidnapping and sexual assault

Pao Yang, 41, of Isanti, Minnesota, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies following the kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman in Roseville. According to charging documents, Yang was an office cleaner at the victim's place of employment, i-Implant Dentistry.

On Wednesday, Sept. 23, Yang allegedly approached the victim at gunpoint as she left her workplace on County Road C. He reportedly used his knowledge of the clinic to tamper with surveillance footage before abducting the woman. The victim was held captive for approximately eight hours, during which she was zip-tied to a tree, sexually assaulted, and forced to change her clothing.

Investigators identified Yang after tracing clothing purchased at a Target store in Blaine. Yang was apprehended in St. Paul on Friday evening. He faces charges including first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, first-degree aggravated robbery, and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. He is currently being held on $2.5 million bail.