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Man tied up, forced to strip while being robbed in Leesburg motel room

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A robber broke into a man's Leesburg motel room and terrorized him Sunday morning, deputies said.

The robbery happened at the Lee Motel on South 14th Street.

The victim said the masked man barged in, forced him to strip, tied him up, and then robbed him.

The victim also said he was with three women and four children that he had just met.

The women and children left after the robbery, authorities said.

Investigators said they are trying to figure out if any of the women were in on the crime.

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