December 12, 2025, Cape Coral, FL — A 26-year-old Cape Coral man, Erik Davante-Marcus Hudgens (DOB 12/18/1998) has been arrested for unlawful sexual activity with a minor following an investigation by the Cape Coral Police Department’s Special Victims Unit.
On December 10, 2025, an officer responded to a local hospital regarding an allegation of a sex offense involving a minor and an adult male. After the initial response, the case was turned over to the Cape Coral Police Department Special Victims Unit for further investigation. Detectives obtained additional statements and coordinated the collection of evidence.
The investigation revealed that the suspect hosted gatherings at his residence where alcohol and marijuana were provided, and that he knowingly engaged in unlawful sexual activity with the 16-year-old.
On December 11, 2025, members of the Special Victims Unit, with the assistance of SWAT, served a search warrant at the suspect’s residence in Cape Coral located at 102 Northwest 24th Terrace.
Following the investigation, detectives developed probable cause to arrest 26-year-old Erik Hudgens for the following charge:
–1 count in violation of Florida State Statute 794.05(1), Unlawful Sexual Activity with Certain Minors, a second-degree felony
