Orange County

Deputies search for man accused of rape in Waterford Lakes

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County deputies said they are working to track down a man who tried to rape someone in the Waterford Lakes area.

Investigators said the attack happened near the intersection of Waterford Woods Circle and Woodbury Road Tuesday.

The accuser told deputies the attacker was muscular, in his late 20s, around 5 feet 7 inches tall and about 190 pounds.

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Steve Barrett

Steve Barrett, WFTV.com

Reporter Steve Barrett returned to WFTV in mid-2017 after 18 months in the Twin Cities, where he worked as Vice President of Communications for an Artificial Intelligence software firm aligned with IBM.