Category Archives: Rape

A 38-year-old Groveland woman is facing felony charges for allegedly filing false reports of rape and abduction with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. She has been booked on charges of filing a false report to law enforcement and making false official statements. The woman apparently told police that her ex-boyfriend abducted her on March 30 [...]

Land O’ Lakes, FL – A 72-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl for three consecutive years. Deputies believe the man had sex with the girl every week for the past three years, with the latest incident occurring two weeks ago. The girl was apparently living with the man in his [...]

Orlando, FL – An Orange County woman claims she was raped while walking near Valencia College Lane late Sunday night. Deputies are currently searching for her alleged attacker who apparently dragged her into a wooded area and raped her around 10 p.m. The woman was able to call for help after the attack. The attack [...]

Whittel & Melton 813-221-3200 – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys A University of South Florida student has reported that she was raped early Sunday at Epsilon Hall, which is home to 240 freshmen. The woman apparently told USF police that she knows the man that allegedly attacked her. The investigation is pending. According to USF, Epsilon Hall [...]

Whittel & Melton 727-847-2299 – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys A 42-year-old Safety Harbor man with a 16-month-old arrest warrant was shot to death in a motel room in Treasure Island by Pinellas deputies as they apparently tried to arrest him on a charge of sexual battery. He was shot when he allegedly threatened police with a [...]

Whittel & Melton 1-866-608-5LAW (5529) – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys Federal prosecutors believe a 31-year-old man and several teen boys raped a 15-year-old girl in a cabin onboard a Carnival cruise ship last month. The man was arrested on a federal sex charge Monday. A judge ordered the man to remain in the Orange County Jail [...]

Whittel & Melton 1-866-608-5LAW (5529) – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys A man who was apparently released from prison late last year is in police custody after being accused of sexual battery and false imprisonment. According to police reports, police and the Punta Gorda Fire and Charlotte County EMS arrived at a house around 2 p.m. on [...]

Whittel & Melton 1-866-608-5LAW (5529) – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys A 26-year-old West Boca man was arrested by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman he had been dating for about a month. According to reports, the man was arrested following an investigation into accusations made by the alleged victim that [...]

Whittel & Melton, LLC 1-866-608-5LAW (5529) – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys A 40-year-old former federal prison guard was sentenced to 20 years in state prison following a conviction for armed burglary and sexual battery. The Leesburg man was convicted of four felonies in the March 2010 crime, including armed burglary, armed kidnapping, armed sexual battery and [...]

Whittel & Melton, LLC 1-866-608-5LAW (5529) – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys An 18-year-old UCF student was arrested Friday after allegedly groping a female student and attempting to force his way into a dorm room. The man had apparently been issued a trespass warrant earlier in the day banning him from the University of Central Florida campus. [...]