State Rep. Bob Allen peered over a stall in a public park restroom to show his interest in soliciting sex from an undercover police officer, a prosecutor said in opening arguments in the lawmaker's trial Wednesday in Brevard County Court. ...more

November 8, 2007

Halfway through listening to a 30-minute recorded conversation, Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Walter Heinrich said he'd heard enough and denied bail for a local youth minister charged with two counts of capital sexual battery on a minor. ...more

October 11, 2007

TAMPA - Halfway through listening to a 30-minute recorded conversation, Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Walter Heinrich said he'd heard enough and denied bail for a local youth minister charged with two counts of capital sexual battery on a minor. On the tape, Justin Peterson, 31, is scolded and questioned by his accuser, who now is an adult and lives out of state. ...more

October 10, 2007

LUTZ - A youth minister has been jailed on charges of sexually abusing a child, authorities say. Justin Ray Peterson, 31, of 1319 Big Sky Drive, Wesley Chapel, is a youth pastor at River of Life Church in Lutz, according to the church's Web site. ...more

October 5, 2007

TAMPA - A 21-year-old Tampa man faces charges of attempted sexual battery and false imprisonment. ...more

September 8, 2007