{"id":33576,"date":"2023-07-11T21:05:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T01:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=33576"},"modified":"2023-07-11T21:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T01:05:55","slug":"church-volunteer-arrested-in-lakeland-for-sexually-abusing-several-children-at-gainesville-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/07\/11\/church-volunteer-arrested-in-lakeland-for-sexually-abusing-several-children-at-gainesville-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Church volunteer arrested in Lakeland for sexually abusing several children at Gainesville church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the Gainesville Police Department\u2019s Special Victims Unit (SVU) began investigating a sexual abuse report that occurred at Ignite Life Center, located at 404 NW 14th Avenue. A victim reported that while attending the Ignite Youth Internship in July of 2021, Gabriel Hemenez (H\/M DOB: 10\/09\/1994) sexually abused him. Hemenez was a volunteer\/church member of Ignite Life Center who interacted with minors on a regular basis from 2018 to 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n

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GPD Det. R. Johnson\u2019s investigation revealed that Hemenez sexually abused several minors while they attended the Ignite Life Center\u2019s Youth Internship, a month-long overnight camp, in July of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, July 6, detectives with the Gainesville Police Department traveled to Lakeland, Florida, and interviewed Hemenez. During the interview, Hemenez confessed to inappropriately touching three minors and one adult while attending and volunteering at the Ignite Life Center. An arrest warrant was obtained, and Hemenez was arrested in Lakeland. Hemenez has been charged with two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation and one count of attempted sexual battery of a minor. This is an ongoing investigation with additional charges pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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