Articles Posted in Sex Crimes in Jacksonville

Media and politicians have strong opinions on a Jacksonville man with a history of sex crimes arrests who is now again accused of a rape in downtown Jacksonville. The popular opinion is to question how the man could be out on the streets to be able to commit another crime, according to a report on…

A Jacksonville man who has been convicted three times for not registering as a sex offender is being sought by police again. Police have an arrest warrant for Davis Batton, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. The report does not say what the warrant is for but, given his past and the fact…

A Jacksonville man already looking at two Jacksonville sex felonies for allegedly molesting two 15-year-old girls appears to have compounded his problems and is now accused of a jailhouse plot to have both girls killed. Daniel Lowery has been in jail since March, charged with two counts of lewd battery – a second-degree felony punishable…

Two South Florida police officers are now on the wrong end of the arrest docket, accused of using their power for sex and a strange enjoyment of being kicked in the testicles. A veteran officer of the Lauderhill Police Department allegedly pulled a car over with two women inside who were leaving a strip club…

A former Jacksonville firefighter was convicted this month of several violent felonies after grabbing a woman downtown and beating and raping her in an alley. Daniel Evans was convicted of Jacksonville sexual battery, kidnapping and attempted felony murder, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Evans faces up to life in prison when he…

A Jacksonville youth pastor has entered guilty pleas to three counts of charges related to accusations that he had sex with a 15-year-old girl from his church. David Lawson pleaded guilty last week to three counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child between the ages of 12 and 16, according to a report…

After investigating an alleged sexual relationship between a Nassau County teacher and one of his former students, police have cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing. The former student told police she kissed the teacher, but then had sex with the teacher after she turned 18, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Once a…

A Jacksonville man turned himself into police last week, just hours after authorities publicly announced he was wanted on a Jacksonville sexual battery charge connected to a February rape in downtown Jacksonville. Police broadcast Jerry Gallion’s name and photo in asking for the public’s help in locating him last week, according to a report on…

A woman who used to substitute teach in St. Johns County middle and high schools was arrested last week, accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. The arrest is the latest step in a long-running investigation into Stacey Slamka that started more than a year ago, according to a report by First Coast News.…

A man arrested as a 15-year-old on separate Jacksonville rape and carjacking charges was sentenced this week for a second time and will spend 50 years in prison. Kadeem Hart, now 21, was sentenced to 30 years for a 2007 rape and kidnapping, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. He was also sentenced…