STUART, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is holding a press conference in Stuart Thursday afternoon.
Uthmeier will be joined by Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek to announce a recent string of arrests surrounding child sex crimes.
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Attorney General Uthmeier announces string of child sex crime arrests in Martin County
Among the arrests was 82-year-old Earle Louis Hamm of Jensen Beach for engaging in sexual conduct with a 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing by his mother.
Other arrests include Igor Ravinsky, a Russian national, accused of sexual battery on a 14-year-old girl, and Egyptian national Mohamed Kamal-Mostafa Mesregah, for trying to meet a juvenile girl to engage in sexual acts.
“These cases highlight that there are individuals from around the world who are willing to travel to little Martin County to take advantage of the youth,” Budensiek said.
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