VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County man has been arrested and charged with the sexual battery of a 12-year-old girl who ran away from a children’s home.
Volusia sheriff’s detectives said 53-year-old Brian Young was charged with sexual battery of a child after the girl was assaulted in the woods near Green Springs Park in Deltona.
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Deputies said the girl ran away from Florida United Methodist Children’s Home in August 2021.
This is the same children’s home where a 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy ran away from in June 2021 and later opened fire on Volusia County deputies.
The investigation started on Aug. 24, 2021, after deputies found the missing girl at Green Springs Park.
Deputies said Young lives in a transient camp in the Green Springs area, and was identified via DNA match from the victim’s sexual assault kit.
Young was found Thursday in the area of Green Springs Park and arrested without incident, deputies said.
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Deputies said after a search of his backpack, he was also charged with possession of fentanyl and narcotics paraphernalia.
Deputies said the girl has been recovered multiple times after running away from the children’s home.
This week, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and others appeared before the Volusia County Council to advance plans for a Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) designed to improve services for juveniles who encounter law enforcement.
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