A Clearwater man is accused of raping and imprisoning a woman in his home Wednesday, public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts said. Juan Costa, 612 S. Duncan Ave., was charged with false imprisonment and sexual battery. He was taken to the Pinellas County Jail and is being held with bail set at $60,000. ...more

July 9, 2009

Tampa police say they arrested a 21-year-old man this morning after a child reported he had kidnapped and sexually assaulted her today. ...more

July 3, 2009

The 43-year-old nurse's aide was in the front row as prosecutors made their final arguments against the man accused of raping her on Aug. 18, 2007. ...more

June 19, 2009

A 5-year-old boy was sexually battered while at a family day care, Sarasota County deputies say. The incident occurred in October at Sandy's Family Childcare, a private residential childcare facility in the 4000 block of Vana Drive in Sarasota, deputies say. ...more

June 12, 2009

Man charged in sex case ...more

June 3, 2009

A teenage boy was sexually battered by a prayer leader while he was staying overnight at a Tampa mosque, police said Monday. ...more

May 19, 2009

Deputies searched by air and ground for hours Thursday to find a sexual predator who removed his GPS ankle monitor. ...more

May 14, 2009

A homeless man accused of raping an acquaintance in a Sarasota park has been arrested. A Sarasota police officer spotted Ulices Serrano, 27, near 10th Street and Orange Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, ordered him to stop and found a steak knife in his jeans pocket, according to the arrest report. ...more

May 7, 2009

A Tampa man molested a 9-year-old and a 7-year-old, Tampa police say. Police arrested Tony Lee Gibson, 29, at 3 p.m. Wednesday. He was charged with sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation. ...more

May 7, 2009

Trial began Monday for a man accused of holding an acquaintance captive and forcing her to commit sex acts over 14 hours. ...more

May 5, 2009