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

Shawn Abentroth (Juvenile-Arrested)
DOB:01/06/2001
Address: Resides at a residence in unincorporated St. Petersburg.
Charges: Sexual Battery on a Child Less Than 12 Years Old.

The victim is currently 19-months old. 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 19-month-old child.

When:
The suspect was arrested on Saturday, December 5, 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 19-month-old child.

According to detectives, their investigation began on Saturday, December 5, 2015, after a witness reported seeing the teenager having inappropriate sexual contact with the young child.  

Detectives say that the suspect was identified as 14-year-old Shawn Abentroth. Detectives interviewed Abentroth and he was arrested and charged with sexual battery on a child less than 12-years-old.

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

The investigation continues.