Man Found Guilty Of Sexual Battery Of A Child

By The Tampa Tribune
Published: January 18, 2009

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SEBRING - A local man was found guilty this week by a Highlands County jury on two counts of sexual battery on a person less than 12 years of age.

Charles G. Towe, 46, will be back in court on Feb. 23 for a pre-sentence investigation disposition, according to court records. The charge is a capital felony and the legal sentence would be life without parole, according to Assistant State Attorney Richard Castillo.

Towe was found guilty in reference to an incident that happened between Nov. 1 and Nov. 21, 2007, where he did, "unlawfully commit sexual battery upon, or injure the sexual organs during an attempt to commit sexual battery upon a person less than 12 years of age," court documents stated.

Highlands Today reporter Brad Dickerson can be reached at (863) 386-5838 or bdickerson@highlandstoday.com