A 65-year-old St. Petersburg man has been arrested on charges that he sexually abused a young child he knew through her family, according to a news release from the St. Petersburg Police Department. <\/p>\n
65-year-old Lawrence Airdo, of St. Petersburg, is accused of committing sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation against a child under the age of 12.<\/p>\n
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Detectives opened the case on November 30 after a young girl told her parents she had been sexually abused by a man known to the family, prompting them to contact law enforcement. Investigators with the department\u2019s crimes against children unit interviewed the child and gathered additional evidence.<\/p>\n
Airdo was taken into custody and booked on 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.<\/p>\n
Airdo was transported to the Pinellas County jail following his arrest. <\/p>\n
As with all criminal cases, the allegations in the affidavit have not been proven, and Airdo is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.\u200b<\/p>\n
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