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September 15, 2010

Sarasota Battery Arrest – Substitute Teacher Charged With Lewd Behavior And Battery In Wal-Mart

A 28-year-old substitute teacher from Sarasota is under arrest for performing lewd behavior and the result of that behavior was the basis for a Sarasota battery arrest. The story is now making national headlines due to the suspect’s use of a Sports Illustrated magazine and the fact that the lewd act took place in the aisle of a Sarasota, Florida Wal-Mart. Deadspin has sent it out on Twitter and several national sports commentators have picked up on the Tweet as well.

The Herald Tribune first reported the story of William Tyler Black. The story is that Black was in a Sarasota Wal-Mart when he apparently saw some “hot girls”. At that point he decided to perform a lewd act on himself. He went off to an aisle where toys were sold and took a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. He allegedly spent a few minutes in the toy section and left the magazine and his bodily fluids behind.

The charges for performing the lewd behavior are obvious if the alleged story is true but many have asked where did the battery charge come from? WTSP.com is reporting Black was charged with battery due to the fact he left his bodily fluids in a place where a child may come into harmful contact with said fluids. Those two charges have landed the substitute teacher in Sarasota County Jail.

According to WTSP Black subbed a few times at a Lakewood Ranch school called Imagine School. When contacted about Black’s employment, Imagine School’s Leader said that Black went through all the required background checks before he was hired as a substitute teacher. He also stated that the man had only worked at the school on three occasions. His employment has been terminated once the school learned of the arrest. There were no complaints lodged against Black during his time at the Imagine School.

May 19, 2010

Tampa Defense Attorney News – Did ‘Hyde Park Rapist’ Really Violate His Probation Leading To His Arrest?

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The probation violation that led to the arrest of the man known as the ‘Hyde Park Rapist’ should not hold up in court nor should his subsequent arrest according to Bobby Joe Helms’ Tampa Criminal Defense attorney. Helms’ lawyer told 10 Connects that his parole for 12 Tampa rapes and four other attempted rapes in the 1980’s expired in 2006 making the latest arrest of Helms that started as a stop for a probation violation invalid.

Helms has been in jail in Hillsborough County for almost a year. He was originally arrested following a traffic stop based on a tip he had a 17-year-old girl in his car. The arrest was based on the fact that Helms was told to stay away from the girl by his probation officer. His lawyer argued that even if Helms was still on probation there were no terms forbidding him to have contact with minors and that a probation officer cannot make up terms to add on to his probation.

If the defense attorney is right, then Helms should not be sitting in jail. According to the story on WTSP.com Helms had complied with the terms of his parole and never had committed a violation of his probation as reported by the Brevard County Sheriff’s. They had no reported problems with Helms up until last June. At that time there were reports of the 52-year-old having contact with area teenagers.

At the time of the traffic stop that led to his arrest, police did report finding Helms’ in possession of what may be illegal prescription drugs. Helms had a suspicious amount of painkillers and police suspect he may be involved in doctor shopping and prescription fraud. Authorities believe he was trying to illegally acquire Oxycodone and Xanax, which they say also violates the terms of his probation.

April 21, 2010

Collier Deputy Fired After Charges Of Molestation

Allegations that a deputy molested a 15-year-old boy while on duty was enough to cost a Collier County law enforcement officer his job. Chuck Bullock allegedly preformed sexual acts on the 15-year-old boy twice in the past month and also threatened him if he told anyone. Bullock has been fired and charged with official misconduct and lewd and lascivious battery.

According to reports and a story from the Naples News Daily, an investigation into Bullock was launched in February after a bathroom disturbance in a Naples mall. Officers questioned a boy found with Bullock and at that point the teen leveled the allegations against Bullock. Bullock’s Florida Criminal Defense Attorney told the paper that his client denied all the charges filed against him. 

March 17, 2010

Spring Break In Daytona Beach Off To A Disturbing Start

Daytona Beach has been the spring
break capitol of Florida for a long time but a disturbing report by the
Associated Press today has to have some wondering if it is a safe
environment. According to the AP in just the first week of spring break
in Daytona Beach six rapes have been reported. Four of the alleged
sexual assaults took place behind the same beachfront restaurant.

Of the six reported rapes, two took place at a resort and spa and
the other four, as mentioned above, behind a popular restaurant. So far
just one person has been arrested in connection with a
rape. According to
police the number of rapes reported usually rises in the month of March
due to the amount of spring breakers in town. The AP reports there were
41 sexual assaults last year.

March 17, 2010

St Pete Sexual Battery Charges Filed In Nursing Home Bathroom Assault

A man who resides at the Heartland nursing home in St Pete is under arrest and has been charged with sexual battery. According to TBO.com Timothy Edward Julian was booked into
Pinellas County Jail after it was reported to police that he sexually assaulted a female resident in a bathroom at the St. Petersburg nursing home.

The incident took place earlier this week and according to reports Julian hit the 30-year-old woman on the head while she was using a bathroom at the nursing home. The assault was reported about an hour and a half later. Police found the alleged perpetrator in his room at Heartland when they arrived on the scene. He was being held on $20,000 bail.

March 11, 2010

Sexual Battery Charges May Have Caused Spring Hill Man To Flee Brooksville

A 31-year-old Spring Hill man may be on the run after learning he was wanted on 10 counts of
sexual battery with a child under 18. Javier Ramos-Roldan allegedly
sexually assaulted a teenage girl he worked with on numerous occasions. According to TBO.com the victim was 16 when the
assaults began and continued until she turned 17.

Ramos-Roldan is not a U.S. citizen and has family in Georgia.
Police report that he has no driver’s license or social security
information. He whereabouts are currently unknown. The police also
report that all his sexual assaults came against the same girl and some happened at their place of work. They also have said the
sex was not consensual.

March 10, 2010

Tampa Sex Offender Back In Jail For Probation Violation

David Lovette is back in jail after a probation violation in Tampa. The 50-year-old is charged with violating his probation for a sexual battery by not updating his new address on his driver’s license. Not having an updated address on a driver’s license is a violation of Lovette’s probation and a crime for sexual predators.

According to TampaBay.com Lovette ran when officers tried to arrest him. He allegedly refused an officer’s command to stop and was eventually shot with a Taser. Lovette was taken to Hillsborough County jail and charged with probation violation, failure to register as a sex offender and resisiting arrest without violence. There is no mention of whether he is being represented by a Tampa Criminal Attorney.

March 8, 2010

Tampa Man’s Sexual Battery Conviction Upheld By Court Of Appeals

Richard Chotiner had his bond revoked today after his sexual battery conviction was upheld in a Tampa Court of Appeals. The 49-year-old former nurse was convicted of sexually battering a mentally disabled man in 2007. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison but was out on bond while he case was being appealed.

Chotiner and his Tampa defense attorney were told that the 15-year sentence will be imposed as soon as the mandate arrives at his court. In the meantime the man’s bond was revoked and he was taken into custody. According to court records Chotiner became friends with a 23-year-old and lured him to his home where the sexual battery occurred.

March 3, 2010

Teen In Jail For Posting Girl’s Photos To A porn Site With Her Cell Number

A 15-year-old girl in Marion County had no idea why she started to receive explicit calls to her cell phone from strangers. Following a police investigation the young girl now has the answer. The Ocala Star-Banner is reporting a 17-year-old girl took the photos from the other teenager’s MySpace page and posted them to pornographic sites with her cell number. She has been charged with aggravated cyber stalking on a victim under 16.

The Marion County Sheriff’s office traced the photos on the porn site to the home of the teenager charged with cyberstalking. There was no reason given for the 17-year-old’s actions at this point in time and neither the name of the victim or accused has been released as of yet. The arrestee was taken to a juvenile assessment center.

January 28, 2010

Bradenton Man Charged For Sending Nude Images Of Himself To Detective Posing As A Teen

An undercover detective working on stopping Internet Sex Crimes played a vital role in the arrest of a 47-year-old Bradenton, Florida man. Authorities say Michael Seagraves sent pornographic images of himself to a detective who he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Turns out those images were sent to the state’s CyberCrime Unit in Milton, Florida.

Seagraves was arrested and charged with transmission of materials harmful to minors . He was taken to Manatee County jail and released on $5000 bond. Seagraves had a webcam and computer taken from his home. The computer equipment will undergo forensic testing.

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