Deputies arrested a 20-year-old Florida man who traveled to Charlotte County to engage in a sexual relationship with a teen he met on TikTok.
Charlotte County Deputies responded to a Punta Gorda home where they identified 20-year-old Trevor D. Spradlin parked on the property in a Gold 2005 Nissan Maxima with the 14-year-old teen victim.
The two were separated and interviewed.
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During the interview, deputies confirmed that Spradlin had traveled to Punta Gorda on March 26, 2023, to meet the victim who he allegedly believed to be 18 years old.
While Spradlin was at the victim’s home, he told the victim’s mother he was only 16 years old.
During that visit, a sexual relationship ensued. On April 5, Spradlin was picked up in Ocala by the victim’s family and returned to Punta Gorda once again to visit the victim.
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After a short visit at the home, the two left, and 911 was contacted.
Detectives found probable cause for Lewd & Lascivious Battery on Trevor D. Spradlin and was transported to the Charlotte County Jail without incident.
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