Crime & Safety

Homeless Man Charged With Molestation of 8-Year-Old Girl

Largo Police charged Armando Jesus Saucedo, 21, with lewd and lascivious molestation of an 8-year-old girl. The crime occurred six years ago.

Largo Police charged Armando Jesus Saucedo, 21, with lewd and lascivious molestation of an 8-year-old girl. According to Largo Police, when Saucedo was 15 years old he molested an 8-year-old girl.

Saucedo touched the girl’s breasts, genitals and buttocks, according to Largo police records.

“The defendant touched her butt and vagina over her clothing,” according to the report.

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Police arrested Saucedo on Tuesday, April 26.  He is currently held in the Pinellas County Jail.

Saucedo admitted to detectives that he molested the girl on Feb. 25, 2005 at around 8 p.m. Saucedo is listed as a transient resident who also goes by the names Jesus Jose Montes or Able Montes. Saucedo told detectives the offense happened when he and the victim were sitting on the couch.

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He told police he was “curious.”

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