Florida – A Florida woman, AyIa, was arrested last week. The 20-year-old woman now faces seven feIony counts of Iewd or Iascivious battery involving a mlnor between the ages of 12 and 16.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by local news outlet WPEC, the defendant met the alleged victim at a funeraI in November last year. Following their initial meeting, the two began communicating via sociaI media. Florida authorities allege that the woman and the minor engaged in multiple se-ual encounters throughout the following month.
Authorities in Florida became aware of the alleged relationship in January this year. During the investigation, detectives uncovered text messages between the woman and the victim in which they discussed coordinating their stories to suggest that the minor had initiated the encounters. The affidavit states that the pair agreed they should get their story straight to potentially mislead investigators.
According to WPEC’s reporting on the affidavit, text messages between the woman and the alleged victim suggest she was aware her actions were inappropriate. The messages reportedly included discussions about coordinating their statements, with both agreeing on how many times they would say they met and the minor agreeing to claim he had initiated the se-ual contact.
The 20-year-old defendant was booked into the county jail on April 28 and released on bond shortly after midnight on April 30.
The Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the case. Authorities in Florida have not released additional details regarding the ongoing investigation.
