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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nJesus Moisesbravo Beltran, 26, faces charges of transmission of material harmful to minors by electronic device, unlawful use of a two-way communication device, lewd and lascivious molestation, traveling to meet a minor, interference with child custody, lewd and lascivious battery, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the Auburndale Police Department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auburndale police responded around 10 a.m. Saturday to a hit-and-run crash was reported at the Walmart along Highway 92 West, making contact with Beltran \u2014 who was behind the wheel in the suspect vehicle \u2014 and observing that a 15-year-old child was in his passenger seat, the release states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the child\u2019s mother got to the scene and retrieved the child\u2019s phone, she allegedly found a text-message thread between Beltran and the child in which Beltran had allegedly sent sexually-explicit verbiage, photos, and videos, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The child told investigators that Beltran provided them alcohol while the two were together, adding that they blacked out after drinking it. When they woke up, the child said their shorts had been removed, and Beltran\u2019s head was \u201cdown there,\u201d according to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beltran was thus arrested to face the first five aforementioned charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within several days, however, investigators who conducted a forensic interview with the child said it was disclosed that Beltran had held the child down and later two charges of lewd and lascivious battery, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beltran had traveled from Umatilla, Oregon, to Auburndale, a trip of some 2,900 miles, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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