Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
-Crimes Against Children Unit

John Richard Platt (Juvenile-Arrested)
DOB:11/29/1999
Address: Resides at a residence in unincorporated St. Petersburg.
Charges: Sexual Battery on a Child Less Than 12 Years Old.

The victim is currently a 2-year-old female. Per Florida Statute 119.071(2)(h)1 no further details will be released that would tend to identify the victim.

What:
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a St. Petersburg teenage boy for sexual battery on a 2-year-old female victim .

When:
The suspect was arrested on Friday, November 13, 2015.

Where:
The crime occurred at a private residence in Pinellas County.

Why/How:
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a St. Petersburg teenage boy for sexual battery on a 2-year-old female victim .

According to detectives, their investigation began on Friday, November 13, 2015, after the 2-year-old female victim was brought to a local hospital with complaints of genital pain.

Detectives say that through interviews and various investigative techniques, they were able to identify and locate the suspect, 15-year-old, John Platt.

Detectives interviewed Platt and he was arrested and charged with sexual battery on a child less than 12-years-old.

Platt was transported to the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center without further incident.

The investigation continues.