A 41-year-old Florida man is behind bars after sexually abusing a 10-year-old child, according to deputies.
According to deputies, early on Saturday, August 7, 2021, Major Crimes Detective Chase King, with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested 41-year-old Diego Luis Santa Torres for Capital Sex Battery on the 10-year-old victim.
On Friday, August 6, around 10:50 p.m., the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) received a call for service in reference to a sexual battery that had just occurred.
Upon arrival, MCSO deputies were advised that the victim was sexually battered by Santa Torres. According to the victim, Santa Torres invited the victim into his bedroom and offered to give him a massage, at which point he sexually battered the victim in numerous ways.
The victim was ultimately able to leave the room and run for help. Detective King responded to interview Santa Torres about the incident. Santa Torres confirmed that he invited the victim into his bedroom after everyone else had gone to bed, but stated they were only watching television and “playing around”.
He insisted that he “did nothing wrong” before requesting to be appointed a lawyer.
Santa Torres was arrested and transported to the Marion County Jail, where he is held without bond.
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