Under the laws of the state of Florida anyone traveling to meet a minor for the purpose of engaging in any illegal act of sexual misconduct is a second degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Florida statute §847.0135 states that the crime of Traveling to Meet a Minor occurs when a […]
Jose Garcia, 46, has been charged with sexual battery on a child under 12 years old. Garcia was babysitting the child at the time of the alleged attack, authorities say. The girl told her mother two days later. The man is currently being held in Pinellas county.
A Tampa man has been arrested for possession of 15 or more images on his home computer of young children engaged in sex acts, HCSO is reporting. Deputies arrested the man, age 35, on Wednesday. He has been charged with 15 counts and remains in jail with a $112,500 bond. The man has been […]
Florida Statutes Chapter 800 defines various sex crimes, including Statute 800.02 “Unnatural and lascivious act”; 800.03 “Exposure of sexual organs”; 800.04 “Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age”; and 800.09 “Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee”. These laws carry […]
A Tampa man has been arrested after he allegedly posed as an undercover officer and molested a 19 year old woman. The man forced the woman into his vehicle and then sexually molested her. Police obtained an ATM photo and bank info on the man and the victim identified him through a photo. The […]
