ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 65-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested after police say he sexually abused a child under the age of 12.
The backstory:
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, detectives investigated Lawrence Airdo on Sunday after a young girl told her parents she was sexually abused by him.
Courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department
Police say Airdo is known by the child’s family.
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What’s next:
Airdo faces charges of sexual battery on a child under the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious molestation by an adult on a child under the age of 12.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by the St. Petersburg Police Department.
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