HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A traveling veterinarian based in Houston was charged with sexual battery of a minor. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said it arrested 52-year-old Gregory Ford in Florida on Wednesday.

According to law enforcement, the teenager said she had a sexual relationship while she was traveling with Ford, a veterinarian who provides services across the country.

A federal affidavit claimed in August, the teen's mother filed a report with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department in Alabama about her daughter having a sexual relationship with Ford. According to the mother, when her daughter turned 15 years old, she began working with Ford at his veterinary practice.

The affidavit described Ford as a traveling veterinarian specializing in performance horse care. It sai

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