A 31-year-old Hendry County man was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 9 on a warrant from Hendry County on charges of sexual battery. That same day, the Glades County Sheriff’s Office arrested a second man, an 18-year-old Glades County man, also, on charges of sexual battery.…
A Seminole County middle school teacher was arrested at his Volusia County home last month on child pornography charges. The 66-year-old man was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff’s office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and charged with multiple counts of child pornography, which was allegedly found on…
A 57-year-old Clay County man who taught sports part-time to children at a Clay County YMCA was arrested last month on a federal charge of receiving child pornography over the Internet, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to a statement from a YMCA spokesman, the man has been suspended…
A Gilchrist County man with previous conviction of sex offenses was arrested last month after accusations were brought to light that he victimized a child, according to the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office. The 49-year-old man was arrested on one count of sexual battery, two counts of unnatural and lascivious conduct…
A Broward County court bailiff made his first appearance in court Wednesday after being charged with armed kidnapping, two counts of sexual battery and aggravated assault with a firearm. Details of the case involving the 62-year-old man were not discussed during the bond court hearing. However, a prosecutor did note…
After a four-hour long jury deliberation, a Clay County man was found guilty of arranging to meet a child for sex by an Alachua County jury on Sept. 13. According to the 8th Circuit State Attorney’s Office, the 33-year-old man was arrested last year as part of an undercover sting…
A Bartow, Florida man was arrested last week after he was allegedly caught using his phone to solicit sex from a minor. On July 3, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a reported unlawful sexual act that allegedly took place between the accused and a 14-year-old female. During the…
A 47-year-old former Miramar police captain convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct for forcing a teenage girl to strip naked in a car to prove she wasn’t having sex with her 19-year-old boyfriend was sentenced to four years in prison Friday. A Broward Circuit Judge later set a $30,000 bond…
An Internet sex sting in Tallahassee last month dubbed “Operation April Fools” yielded 20 arrests in 5 days. All of the men arrested are accused of soliciting minors for sex. According to police, 14 of the men showed up in person. Police posed as 12, 13 and 14-year-olds online. According…
Gainesville, FL – The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men this weekend in an Internet sex sting, including the Risk Manager for a University of Florida fraternity and a mechanic. The men, ages 20, 23 and 40, were taken into custody after allegedly engaging in online chats and agreeing…