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Mike Caruso arrested on child sexual abuse charges
Florida Politics • • general
Key Points:
- Palm Beach County Clerk Mike Caruso, a former state Representative and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, was arrested on multiple felony charges related to child sexual abuse involving a relative under 12 years old.
- The allegations include kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation and exhibition, luring a child, and child abuse causing mental injury, with incidents reportedly occurring in multiple locations including a family vacation.
- Caruso denied all accusations during confrontations and conversations recorded by the victim’s father, while the victim has undergone therapy consistent with trauma from the abuse.
- Governor DeSantis suspended Caruso shortly after the arrest, and Caruso was running for re-election as the sole Republican candidate for Clerk at the time.
- Caruso has a history of supporting harsh penalties for child sexual offenses, including voting for death penalty legislation for child trafficking and child rapists.
