Sheriff Bob Gualtieri Holds Press Conference to Discuss Arrest of Woman for Capital Sexual Battery (25-124)

To protect the juvenile victim in this case, the identities of both the suspect and the victim are not being released.

ST. PETERSBURG – Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit (CAC) arrested a St. Petersburg woman for over 40 Child Pornography related charges, including 4 counts of Capital Sexual Battery.

Detectives began their investigation after learning that a 38-year-old male subject was involved in obtaining child pornography and meeting with young children. Through various investigative techniques, detectives discovered that the male obtained the child pornography from a 34-year-old St. Petersburg woman. Detectives learned that the woman had been forcing her 11-year-old daughter to perform sexual acts on the suspect, herself, and the family dog. Detectives say that the suspect would record and photograph these incidents, sharing them with a 38-year-old male.

On October 13, 2025, detectives arrested the suspect and charged her with 4 counts of Capital Sexual Battery, 3 counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation, 13 counts of Transmission of Child Pornography, 13 counts of Sexual Performance by a Child, 3 counts of Sexual Activities Involving Animals, 4 counts of Aggravated Child Abuse and 1 count of Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device.

The suspect was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.

Sheriff Gualtieri states “just to show you the magnitude of the problem, since January of this year, just here in Pinellas County alone, we have booked 84 different people into the Pinellas County Jail on child pornography charges involving about 900 charges of possessing or distributing child pornography. Think about that, that's 900 different videos of kids mostly in the 5- to 12-year-old range engaged in perverse sex acts for the pleasure of adults who seek, obtain and watch these videos.”

The investigation continues.

View the press conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPge5n_HqU4