{"id":349634,"date":"2026-07-23T09:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/349634\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:05:17","slug":"st-pete-man-arrested-after-12-year-old-gives-birth-to-his-child-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/349634\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete man arrested after 12-year-old gives birth to his child: police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A St. Petersburg man was arrested on a charge of capital sexual battery after a 12-year-old gave birth to his child, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Pinellas Park police statement said that at about 10:30 p.m. on July 16, officers responded to Helen Howarth Park after a baby was born there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:St. Pete city employee, mom of 4, killed in shooting; suspect in custody;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/pinellas-county\/person-shot-in-st-petersburg-neighborhood-police-say\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0St. Pete city employee, mom of 4, killed in shooting; suspect in custody\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The baby and the mother, a 12-year-old girl, were taken to a hospital for treatment. Because of the circumstances, officers began investigating how the child got pregnant in the first place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Detectives said the 12-year-old was not aware she was pregnant before the birth, but she told authorities she was sexually battered and molested by her uncle, 62-year-old Delfin Back, multiple times over the last year at a home in Pinellas Park.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Delfin Back, charged with capital sexual battery (Photo provided by Pinellas Park Police Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/2e6a56334535ef852a9529858a8fbff5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Delfin Back, charged with capital sexual battery (Photo provided by Pinellas Park Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As a result of the capital sexual battery, the 12-year-old juvenile became pregnant and gave birth to a child,&#8221; Pinellas Park police said. &#8220;Both the 12-year-old and newborn baby are healthy and receiving care at a local hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Detectives arrested Back at a home in St. Petersburg on July 17 and booked him into the Pinellas County Jail at 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Due to Back&#8217;s charge of capital sexual battery of a child under 12, he could potentially face the death penalty under Florida state law, should prosecutors seek it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The State Attorney&#8217;s Office has not made any announcement in that regard as of this report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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