ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from the city of Alachua was arrested after officers say he sexually battered a young girl.

Alachua Police Department officers arrested Kenneth Scott, 31, on the charge of sexual battery of a child on Tuesday.

Officers say that in July, the victim told her father that Scott had sexually abused her multiple times between late 2023 and early 2025. She was just 11 years old when she met Scott.

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During the time period, the girl and her father lived in Alachua, and Scott often watched her while her father was away for work.

𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 - 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮𝟱𝗔𝗣𝗗𝟬𝟬𝟵𝟬𝟳 The Alachua Police Department has charged K

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