Sarasota Bishop Found Guilty of Sexual Battery on a Child
ABC 7
SARASOTA - A Sarasota man was found guilty Monday of several counts of sexual abuse of a child. 42-year-old Joe Harrison, Jr. was arrested last year and charged with three counts of Sexual Battery on a Child over 12 years of age but less than 18 years of age by a Person in Familial or Custodial Authority and one count of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a Child over 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age. The cases were prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Stickley and Assistant State Attorney Buff. Joe Harrison Jr. is scheduled to be sentenced on April 30th. Joe Harrison Jr. identifies himself as a Bishop of Liberty Central Ministries International. He was also arrest in July for having sex with a 14-year-old without telling the teen he was infected with HIV.
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