Man Groped Little Girl At Wagon Wheel Flea Market: Deputies

PINELLAS PARK, FL — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help identifying a man its deputies say groped a 7-year-old girl at the Wagon Wheel Flea Market over the weekend.

According to the agency, the little girl and her father were at the 7801 Park Blvd. flea market around 11:50 a.m. Saturday. The father turned away for a moment to speak to someone. When he turned back, he saw a man standing near his daughter, talking with her, an email from the agency stated.

“The suspect then used his hand to rub the victim’s buttocks in a circular motion over her clothing,” the email said.

Deputies say the father confronted the man, who admitted to touching the child. The man, however, ran off into a wooded area near the market.

Deputies are now looking for the man in regard to the incident, which is being classified as a possible lewd and lascivious battery case.

The suspect is described as being a white male with a slim build. He stands between 5-foot-10 and 6 feet in height and is approximately 50 years old. The man was wearing a gray-colored cap and had gray hair, the email said. He was last seen wearing a lime-green shirt, khaki shorts and white shoes. He was also carrying a satchel-type bag.

Anyone with information about the man is asked to call Detective Marvin Mitchell at 727-582-6200. Tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-873-TIPS or by going online to www.crimestoppersofpinellas.org.

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