VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who they said drove from another county to have sex with a 12-year-old girl.
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According to a news release, deputies stopped 29-year-old Brandon Keith Donato Saturday night.
Deputies said Donato, a Cocoa Beach man, had traveled to see the girl twice before.
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Investigators said the victim’s family revealed that the girl shared videos of her and the man engaging in sexual activity, but she thought he was a 17-year-old named Brandon Smith.
The girl told detectives she had met him on Wink, a social media app for teens, and they communicated through online messages.
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Analysts with the Volusia County Crime Center found Donato’s identity through social media and license plate readers from when the girl saw him.
The sheriff’s office said a detective took over the conversation and arranged a meeting with Donato in Deltona, where deputies arrested him.
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Donato is charged with lewd or lascivious battery on a child, using a computer to solicit and traveling to meet the child.
He is currently at the Volusia County Branch Jail with a bond of $350,000.
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