Yesterday, a female Polk County teacher was arrested for allegedly having sex with her 17 year old student. The teacher, Jennifer Fichter, is an English teacher at Central Florida Aerospace Academy. The arrest allegedly stemmed from text messages the teen's mother found on her son's phone. The mother then allegedly asked the teacher to come to...
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Lakeland Police Officer arrested for serious armed sexual battery charges, faces life in prison.
Lakeland Police Officer Julio Pagan was arrested Thursday and charged with armed sexual battery by a law enforcement officer and armed aggravated stalking. Officer Pagan was formerly with the Bartow Police Department. Officer Pagan was booked into the Polk County Jail today. These charges carry a sentence of up to life in prison. Pagan was...
Read MorePolk Criminal Lawyer Thomas C. Grajek attends NACDL Forensics Evidence seminar on DNA evidence
In April, I attended the NACDL legal seminar "Making sense of Science." This continuing legal education seminar focused on how science plays a role in criminal cases. A main topic was DNA evidence in criminal cases. This evidence is found in rape or capital sexual battery and there is DNA evidence on the body. Or,...
Read MoreSexual battery charges dropped in player’s case - Sexual Battery in Polk County, FL
Sex division prosecutors have dropped criminal rape charges against Michael Crabtree of the San Francisco 49ers. As I have previously blogged about, Crabtree was being investigated by the police regarding allegations of a sexual assault at a hotel. This is a very serious crime and sex crimes are always taken very seriously in Polk County...
Read MoreSexual assault sex battery and lewd molestation in Polk County, FL
Michael Crabtree of the San Francisco 49ers is being investigated by the police regarding allegations of a sexual assault at a hotel. Rape and sexual battery are very serious crimes and sex crimes are always taken very seriously in Polk County by prosecutors and criminal courts. If you suspect that you are being investigating for...
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