Crime & Safety

Florida Man, 50, Arrested For Impregnating 14-Year-Old Girl: Deputies

The girl gave birth to a baby in September. The man was charged with sexual battery and child abuse.

TAMPA, FL - A 50-year-old Wimauma man has been arrested for impregnating a 14-year-old girl, Hillsborough sheriff’s deputies said. The man was identified as Felipe Diaz Hernandez, who was charged with sexual battery and child abuse.

In 2016, Diaz Hernandez forced the victim, who was then 13-years-old, to have sex, deputies said. As a result of the sexual battery, the girl became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl last month.

DNA testing, conducted by Florida Department of Law Enforcement, proved that Diaz Hernandez is the biological father of the child.

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