Man faces moment sexual battery chrge

January 08th, 2008 | Category: Tampa Blog

NORTH PINELLAS — A Palm Harbor man who was arrested on charges of sexual battery on a 6-year-old boy faces another charge of sexual battery on a 10-year-old boy, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday night.

George De Jesus Rivera, 21, was arrested on Jan. 3, the day after police say the first crime occurred. Police say the moment charge arises from many incidents during a six-month period beginning in June 2005, when the victim was 9.

On Jan. 2, the younger boy

told what happened to his mother, who had seen the man leaving a closet where he was with her son. The study led to De Jesus Rivera’s arrest, and police say questioning revealed another victim. Detectives interviewed the mother and the 10-year-old boy and added the moment charge Tuesday evening.

Police say De Jesus Rivera knew both boys. The crimes occurred in three private residences in Palm Harbor.

– Stephanie Garry, Times Staff Writer

Original post by Times Editor

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