Florida mom comes home from work to find family friend sexually abusing her 6-year-old daughter

Yesterday, Florida’s Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) reported that their detectives arrested a 20-year-old Deltona, Florida, man and charged him with sexually battering a child under age 12.

Mossett Matthews was arrested Sunday afternoon on a warrant for capital sexual battery after detectives were called to a Sanford hospital Sunday to investigate a reported sex offense of a child.

The juvenile victim’s mother told detectives she found her daughter in a compromising position with Matthews, who is known to the victim.

The mother came home from work Saturday shortly before 8 p.m. and went to check on her children, who had been at the house with 20-year-old Mossett Matthews, records show.

When the mother opened the door to a bedroom, she found her 6-year-old daughter lying in bed with Matthews and she noticed the girl quickly pull up her shorts and underwear, according to the report. ~ Click Orlando

The mother questioned the child, who stated Matthews has been sexually abusing her for a year.

The Child Protection Team then met with the child, conducting a forensic exam and interview. VSO’s Child Exploitation Unit detectives investigated and executed search warrants of the home and Matthews’ person. VSO Crime Scene and District 4 investigators assisted in the arrest.

Following the investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Matthews. He was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail where he remains held with no bond allowed.

(Cover image, Mossett Matthews Mugshot, Image credit: Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
(Source: Volusia Sheriff’s Office)

~  Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter