INDIAN SHORES, FL — The son of the late, former U.S. Congressman Bill Young was arrested after an investigation into his “inappropriate conduct” with a 15-year-old girl, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Patrick Rainey Young, 38, of Indian Shores was charged with soliciting a child using a computer or device, harmful communication to a minor, and two counts of possession of child pornography.
Detectives with the Crimes Against Children Unit received a tip on Jan. 8 about the relationship between the victim and a 38-year-old man, later identified as Young.
Young met the victim while he was working the scoreboard at his son’s non-school-related baseball game at Seminole High School, the sheriff’s office said.
He made sexual comments about the victim’s body and gave her alcohol and nicotine, investigators said.
They continued their relationship at additional baseball games and through Instagram messages, where they discussed sexual favors and nude photos in exchange for money.
Detectives confirmed that Young gave the girl $300 after receiving a nude photo of her, PCSO said. On other occasions, she received food from him in exchange for nude photos.