Horrific: Man Charged with 600 Counts of Sexual Assault, Incest with Child
A Florida man has racked up more than 1,200 counts of sexual abuse of a child. Robert Cota, 31, faces 600 counts of sexual assault involving a minor and another 600 counts of incest, according to WEAR-TV . He is being…
A Florida man has racked up more than 1,200 counts of Sexual Abuse of a child.
Robert Cota, 31, faces 600 counts of sexual assault involving a minor and another 600 counts of incest, according to WEAR-TV.
He is being held in Escambia County Jail on $3 million bond
Police said the crimes for which Cota is charged began in 2015, according to WEAR.
According to the station, the arrest report recounts a statement from a local pastor who told the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that Cota came to see him on a recent Sunday.
Cota “had issues with one of the beliefs” in the church book of guidelines, deputies said the pastor told them. WEAR reported. He pointed to the specific word “incest.”
The pastor urged Cota to turn himself in.
The pastor later gave deputies an information sheet Cota had completed while attending a new member’s event, according to WKRG-TV.