PALM HARBOR — Deputies have arrested a man suspected of slipping into the home of a 57-year-old Palm Harbor woman around 2 a.m. Friday through an unlocked door, binding her hands, beating and kicking her in the face with suitable force to break bones, and raping her.

Christopher Lee Granado, 40, of 706 Sparrow Ave., Palm Harbor, was arrested about 9 p.m. Friday approach the Pinellas-Pasco county line. He was charged with sexual battery with intent to commit

The victim’s adult daughter was additionally struck after walking in on the assault, Pinellas County Sheriff officials said.

Granado and the victim knew one another, deputies said. She was treated at a local hospital and later released.

Granado was being held in the Pinellas County jail, with bail set at $500,000.   

– Andrew Dunn, Times Staff Writer