Victim Reports Sexual Abuse from Babysitter to Police

A man who just completed a prison sentence may go back to jail because new charges have been filed against him by state authorities. This week, the registered sex offender was charged with more offenses due to the crimes he committed against another victim. News sources say that the victim, now a grown man, came forward and told police about the sexual abuse that he suffered at the hands of the suspect in the 1980s. The 42-year-old suspect worked as the man's babysitter over twenty years ago. It was in that capacity that he committed sex crimes against victim, a child at that time. The abuse went on for a period of four years until the boy was twelve and did not require a babysitter.

Police were familiar with the suspect as he had just finished serving a jail sentence for molesting two boys back in 2004. He was at his parole officer's office when he was arrested on new charges for sexual abuse. If you have been convicted of a sex crime in Florida, you face enhanced legal penalties if you commit a subsequent sexual offense. For this reason, you'll want to contact a Tampa sex crime attorney who can help you contest your charges. With help from a Tampa criminal defense lawyer, you may be able to avoid harsh legal penalties such as a lengthy jail sentence.