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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A Pinellas Park man is behind bars after police say he had been sexually abusing a child at his home for several years.
The investigation by Pinellas Park police began after an 11-year-old student at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School said they were being sexually abused by a family member.
Police later determined that the suspect, 41-year-old Anthony Johnson, was not related to the victim.
Courtesy: Pinellas Park Police Department.
The victim told detectives that the abuse inside Johnson's home began when she was about five.
Two other juveniles were also removed from Johnson's home and placed in their family's care.
The victim has also been placed in the care of her family.
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Charges
- Sexual battery on a child under the age of 12
- Lewd and lascivious molestation by an adult on a child under the age of 12
What's next:
Johnson is being held at the Pinellas County Jail.
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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Pinellas Park Police Department.