Childcare Aid Charged In Molestation Case

RUSKIN, FL – An 18-year-old man faces criminal charges after Hillsborough County deputies say he inappropriately touched a young girl.

According to the agency, Javier Maza Morales of Ruskin is accused of intentionally touching a 10-year-old girl in an inappropriate manner against her will.

“During the time of the incidents, Maza Morales worked as an aid for Redlands Christian Migrant Association at Ruskin Elementary,” an email from the sheriff’s office said. The incidents reportedly occurred between November 2016 and March 2017. Maza Morales provided after-school care at the school, but was not employed by the school district, the email noted.

The sheriff’s office has not said how the allegations came to light or if the incidents allegedly happened while Maza Morales was at work. The agency's email noted, however, that Maza Morales “admitted post-Miranda to the offense.”

Maza Morales was brought into custody on two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation and two counts of battery on Monday, May 1.

Further information is not available.

Booking photo courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office