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Briefs

Man accused of molesting girl, 5

By Times Staff Writer
Published September 24, 2005


DADE CITY - Pasco County sheriff's deputies arrested an 18-year-old man Thursday accused of improperly touching a 5-year-old girl.

Hector Diaz of 40214 River Road was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation and booked into the county jail, where he was being held Friday in lieu of $10,000 bail.

The victim's identity and relationship to the accused were withheld by authorities.

According to a Pasco sheriff's report, the victim said Diaz molested her about 5 p.m. Thursday. He has done so more than once, the victim told deputies, but she couldn't recall exactly when.

[Last modified September 24, 2005, 01:23:51]


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