A Florida man, who is a registered sexual predator, was arrested for exploiting an elderly person on Thursday.
Florida Department Law Enforcement agents arrested Fred Eugene Honrine III, 51, of Youngstown, Florida, on one count of exploitation of an elderly person.
The elderly victim, who was receiving inpatient care at a rehabilitative facility, hired Honrine to make repairs to his roof, which had been damaged by Hurricane Michael. The investigation showed that Honrine utilized only $5,000 of the $19,000 provided by the victim to make sub-standard repairs to the roof while keeping the remaining $14,000 for his personal use.
Honrine was arrested on Thursday and booked into the Calhoun County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
In 2002, Honrine was convicted of sexual battery of a child victim under 12 years of age. The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.
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