Deputies: 14-year-old arrested after sexual assault of 91-year-old Florida woman

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in the beating and sexual assault of a 91-year-old woman.

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On Sunday, June 9, around midnight the suspect entered the victim’s home, striking the victim and then sexually battering her, deputies said.

Forensic investigators positively identified the suspect through DNA evidence.

On Monday, deputies arrested a 14-year-old for this brutal crime.

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