Multiple counts of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation after a preteen girl accused the client, a park attendant, of inappropriate sexual contact while helping her re-board a boat at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach.
The State alleged that the client touched a child in a sexual manner during a boat ride at Quiet Waters Park and presented additional complainants to support a claimed pattern of intentional conduct. The case was highly sensitive because it involved a child accuser and multiple counts.
Counsel demonstrated that the alleged contact was incidental and consistent with the physical act of helping a child back onto a watercraft, not criminal conduct. The defense reframed the encounter around the mechanics of re-boarding the boat rather than the State's theory of intentional touching.
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