MILFORD, Conn., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Maryland man was charged with kidnapping and raping a young girl who was among illegal immigrants he was allegedly transporting from California to Boston.

Francisco Pascual, 25, of Gwynn Oak, Md., was charged with sexually assaulting the Salvadoran girl, whose name and age weren't released, in a Milford, Conn., hotel, the Boston Globe said.

Police said the girl was among a group of illegal immigrants Pascual allegedly picked up in California. Pascual reportedly dropped off passengers in various cities and the girl was the final passenger when the alleged incident occurred.

The girl's mother drove from Boston to meet with police, the Globe said. She said she'd paid for her daughter to be smuggled to her from the girl's grandmother's house in El Salvador, the paper said.