LARGO â Pinellas County Sheriffâs Office detectives arrested a 35-year-old Largo man about 1:15 a.m. Jan. 23 on one charge of sexual battery on a minor.
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit found out about an investigation in July 2020, after a female victim reported she had been sexually battered on multiple occasions by Steven Homol. According to the victim, the abuse began in December 2018 when she was 13 years old.
Detectives say Homol and the victim worked together. While at work, Homol would force the victim into the bathroom, sexually batter her, and threaten physical violence against the victim if she notified anyone. The victim told detectives that Homol sexually battered her on multiple occasions.
Largo man arrested for sexual battery on a minor
By FOX 13 News Staff
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Steven Homol, 35, is facing one count of sexual battery on a person under the age of 16, according to Pinellas County deputies.
According to detectives, Homol and the victim worked together and he would force the victim into a bathroom, sexually batter her, and threaten physical violence against the victim if she told anyone.
The victim told detectives it began when she was 13 years old and it happened on multiple occasions.
Detectives say the victim continued a sexual relationship with Homol out of fear that he would hurt her. In addition to the physical threats, the victim said Homol would give her money or gifts so she would not tell anyone about the abuse.
Investigators say Alvin George Mauge left his home in the 300 block of Country Club Drive Friday at 12 p.m. to head to Wendy's for food but never returned home.
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