North Florida ICAC Task Force - Three Bay Men Arrested in Separate Sex Abuse Cases
05/25/07
The Bay County Sheriff's Office arrested three suspects on separate, unrelated sex abuse charges this week. Richard Rosenfeld, 53, of 3124 Nottaway Ct., Chamblee, Ga., was arrested when he turned himself into investigators at the Sheriff's Office May 22. Rosenfeld was the target of a three month North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation after he solicited what he thought was a 13-year-old female during online conversations. The "girl" was actually a investigator with the sheriff's Office. Rosenfeld was booked into the Bay County Jail on one count of Lewd or Lascivious Conduct and is awaiting his first appearance.
Also arrested were:
Francisco Emilio Negron, 18, of 3307 East Baldwin Road, Panama City. Negron was arrested after the victim went to a parent and disclosed information about the incident. Negron, according to sheriff's reports, claimed he and the victim engaged in a consensual sexual encounter. Negron was arrested and charged with one count of Lewd and Lascivious Battery.
Tyler James Clary, 18, of 4007 Silver Sands Road, Panama City Beach. Clary was charged in a separate case involving two victim. He faces two counts of Lewd and Lascivious Battery with a child under the age of 12, and one count of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation with a child under the age of 12.
The two victims went to their parents about their encounters with Clary. According to reports, Clary provided investigators with a statement outlining the lewd and lascivious acts involving the children.
Both Clary and Negron were taken to the Bay County Jail and booked.