Orange County

Man traveled 89 miles to have sex with 13-year-old girl he met on app, Ocoee police say

OCOEE, Fla. — A 28-year-old Land O’ Lakes man is accused of traveling an hour and a half to have sex with a 13-year-old at an Ocoee park, police said.

Ocoee police said Clayton Colborn, 28, drove 89 miles to meet the girl twice.

The girl told police Colborn had told her his name was Jason and that he was 16 years old. According to an arrest affidavit, the girl said they met on the application Yubo.

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Yubo is marketed as a friendship app, but according to the affidavit, Colburn described it as a dating app for people over age 18.

Colborn told police he “traveled far, trying to meet new people so no one can have judgments about him.”

Colborn is charged with three counts of lewd or lascivious battery and two counts of obscene communication/traveling to meet after using a computer to lure a child.

Colborn is being held on a $1,400 bond. Police said they are looking for potential additional victims in the case.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.