Gainesville, FL – A University of Florida religion professor who was arrested last year for video voyeurism after deputies claim he secretly recorded a teenage girl has been sentenced to five years’ probation. The 54-year-old was arrested in October on charges of video voyeurism and possession of obscene material. He…
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Whittel & Melton Fight For New Trial For Man Convicted of Child Molestation in Marion County
An Ocala man continues to wait in custody for a judge to decide whether he deserves a new trial. It has been more than six months since his conviction. The 29-year-old maintains his innocence of the two charges for which a jury found him guilty in an early September 2015…
Middle Schoolers in Highlands County Investigated for Sexting
Nearly 300 people attended a meeting Monday held by a Lake Placid principal to discuss the dangers of sexting among minors. According to reports, the principal found one cell phone with a pornographic video on it, and that one video then turned into a “video that was passed among other…
Student Charged After Allegedly Posting Nude Pic of Teacher Online
A high school student who is accused of going through his teacher’s cell phone, finding a nude picture of her and posting it online has been charged with a computer crime and voyeurism. According to authorities, the student, who is being charged as a juvenile, was taken into custody at…
Baker County Woman Accused of Having Sex With Teen
A 29-year-old woman was arrested last month after the Baker County Sheriff’s Office investigated a report that she was found in a shower with a 15-year-old boy. The Baker County woman was charged with lewd and lascivious act on a child and booked into the Baker County jail. According to…
17-Year-Old Accused of Luring Boy Off Pinellas County School Campus & Sexual Assault
A 17-year-old student is accused of luring an 11-year-old boy out of in-school suspension at Pinellas Secondary School, an alternative school for grades six through 12, and attempting to rape the boy. The 17-year-old apparently told the 11-year-old they were going to go to McDonald’s, but instead they wound up…
Broward County Lawyer Accused of Child Porn, Abusing Minors
A Broward lawyer was arrested Saturday on federal child porn charges, and is also accused of abusing two underage girls, according to court records. The 47-year-old was arrested at his Margate home. An undercover investigation allegedly revealed he was logging on to a “daddaughtersex” chat room from the Internet protocol…
Citrus County Teacher Suspended for Allegedly Giving Students Pot, Booze and Sex Tips
A Citrus County teacher has been suspended without pay while an investigation is conducted regarding accusations that she gave students pot, alcohol and sex tips at a Christmas party hosted at her home last December. The woman could face termination. A complaint was filed Dec. 15 with the district against…
Substitute Teacher Accused of Having Sex with Student
A Pasco County Schools substitute teacher was arrested Tuesday for having sex with a 15-year-old girl. According to an arrest report, the 20-year-old Spring Hill man, engaged in a consensual sexual relationship with the girl from July to December 2015. The victim was apparently 14 years old at the time…
15 Arrested in Pinellas County Undercover Sex Sting
Undercover deputies arrested 15 men during an operation that sought out suspects who tried to solicit minors online, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office report. The sting, called “Operation Wayfarer,” lasted five days. During the operation, Pinellas investigators posed as minors online on different websites, chatrooms and social media.…