A 29-year-old St. Petersburg man has been arrested and charged with child sex abuse.
- St. Petersburg man arrested on child sex charges
- Ronnie O'Brian Charles Kasten II was taken into custody Monday
- Investigation began when victim came forward over crimes that happened from 2014 to 2017
According to Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Ronnie O'Brian Charles Kasten II was taken into custody Monday and charged with sexual battery and lewd & lascivious molestation of a minor for crimes that occurred on various dates between 2014 and 2017.
Deputies said a family member reported that the victim came forward recently and informed them that inappropriate sexual activity had taken place on multiple occasions with Kasten.
The Sheriff's Office Investigative Operations Bureau Crimes Against Children Unit began an investigation.
Detectives said that the victim was 11-years-of-age when the first incident occurred in 2014.
Kasten was arrested and transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.