US EditionChild Tests Positive for HIV After Being Sexually Battered by Florida Man, Deputies Say
- The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office charged 62-year-old Bobby McAffee on June 1, 2025, with sexually battering an 8-year-old boy in unincorporated St. Petersburg.
- The investigation began after the victim reported the assault on August 23, 2024, and detectives interviewed McAffee on May 30, when he admitted sexual contact and his HIV positive status.
- According to detectives, McAffee restrained the young boy by holding him down and securing both of his arms above his head before sexually assaulting him.
- McAffee was taken into custody at Pinellas County Jail on a $250,000 bond, and the victim has recently been informed of his own HIV-positive status.
- Authorities have refrained from sharing additional details to safeguard the child’s identity, and McAffee has been charged with sexual battery involving a child under the age of 12.
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Child tests positive for HIV after being sexually battered by Clearwater man: PCSO
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A Clearwater man has been arrested following a nearly year-long investigation into allegations that he sexually battered an 8-year-old boy. Bobby McAffee, 62, was taken into custody on May 30 after the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said he ultimately admitted to having sexual contact with the victim. Hillsborough officials identify 24-year-old killed by gunman who opened fire on car Bobby McAffee (Credit: Pine…
Clearwater man arrested for sexual battery of a child, both test positive for HIV: PCSO
The Pinellas County Sheriffs Office (PCSO) said detectives from the Crimes Against Children Unit began their investigation in Aug 2024, when the victim reported a sexual battery that happened when he was 8 years old.PSCO said the victim reported the suspect, 62-year-old Bobby McAffee, pinned the victim down on the ground and sexually battered him.On May 30, detectives interviewed McAffee, who admitted to having sexual contact with the victim.PCS…
Clearwater Man Charged In Child Sexual Battery Case Involving HIV, Incident Occurred In St. Petersburg
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a Clearwater man on charges of sexual battery of a child. The arrest follows an investigation initiated in August 2024. Bobby McAffee, 62, of Clearwater, was taken into custody on Saturday, May 30, 2025. He is charged with […] Clearwater Man Charged In Child Sexual Battery Case Involving HIV, Incident Occurred In St. Petersburg
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