SAINT PETERSBURG, FL.- 50-year-old Alfred Mahoney, from St. Petersburg is behind bars for capital sexual battery of a child. Detectives began their investigation after learning the victim had been sexually battered between September 2019 and January 2020 while the victim lived in the home of Mahoney. The victim reported to a family member that Mahoney sexually battered her.
Investigators say the family member took the child to a local hospital and notified law enforcement.
Through various investigative techniques, detectives developed probable cause for Mahoney’s arrest. Detectives located him at his residence on September 24, 2020, and took Mahoney into custody.
He was transported to the Pinellas County Jail and charged with Capital Sexual Battery of a Child Less than 12.
The investigation continues and we will update this story when information comes in.