| Date of birth: | Jul 5, 1992 |
| Hair: | Brown |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: MELHADO, BRYAN 0618 (AR13-7963) (13-151479) DID ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A CHILD TWELVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BUT UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS, (THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE IS A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH A DATE OF BIRTH OF 01/04/1998), BY ENGAGING IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BY ALLOWING HIS PENIS TO ENTER HER VAGINA, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 800.04(4) (A); ON 110413, THE VICTIM DISCLOSED TO A SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AND LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT HER TWENTY ONE YEAR OLD BOYFRIEND (THE DEFENDANT MR MARIO CARTA DOB 07/05/1992) GOT HER PREGNANT. THIS OCCURRED IN CITRUS COUNTY. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT SHE IS CURRENTLY LIVING WITH THE DEFENDANT IN HER MOTHERâS HOME. SHE SAID THAT THEY SHARE A BEDROOM. I MADE CONTACT with THE VICTIMâS MOTHER, MS EVELINA RUIZ, SHE CONFIRMED THAT THE VICTIM and THE DEFENDANT SHARE A BEDROOM IN HER HOME AND HAVE DONE SO SINCE JULY OF 2013. MS RUIZ ALSO STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER HAS TAKEN THREE IN-HOME PREGNANCY TEST and EACH ONE WAS POSITIVE. MS RUIZ STATED THAT SHE WAS AWARE THAT HER DAUGHTER and THE DEFENDANT WERE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. ON 110713, I MET WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HIS HOME. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HIS RIGHTS FROM A PREPRINTED MIRANDA WARNING CARD. THIS CARD WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE. I READ EACH RIGHT TO THE DEFENDANT ONE AT A TIME. AFTER EACH RIGHT WAS READ HE ACKNOWLEDGED HE UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE MET THE VICTIM IN APRIL OF 2013. HE SAID THAT THEY BEGAN HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE IN MAY OF 2013 AND THAT SOMETIMES THEY USED A CONDOM and OTHER TIMES THEY DID NOT. THE DEFENDANT TOLD ME THAT HE IS AWARE THAT IT IS against THE LAW FOR A PERSON OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO HAVE SEX WITH A PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN. THE DEFENDANT SAID HE IS AWARE THAT THE VICTIM TOOK SEVERAL IN-HOME PREGNANCY TESTS AND IS AWARE THAT THE LAST THREE WERE POSITIVE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO MEDICAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE VICTIM IS PREGNANT, BECAUSE SHE HAS NOT GONE TO A DOCTOR. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED HE WAS AT FAULT FOR ENGAGING IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH AN UNDERAGE PERSON. HE SAID THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT GETTING PREGNANT SO THEY COULD RAISE A CHILD TOGETHER AND BECOME A FAMILY. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THIS CASE AND WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH HIM SOON. ON 111313, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ADVISED HIM HE WAS BEING CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL BATTERY ON A MINOR. HE WAS READ HIS RIGHTS FROM A PREPRINTED MIRANDA WARNING CARD. THIS CARD WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFFâS OFFICE. I READ EACH RIGHT TO THE DEFENDANT ONE AT A TIME. AFTER EACH RIGHT WAS READ HE ACKNOWLEDGED HE UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME. HE CONFIRMED THAT HE DID ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A MINOR, HE ACKNOWLEDGED SHE IS FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND HE IS TWENTY ONE. THE DEFENDANT ASKED IF HE COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT NOT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM UNLESS THE COURT GIVES HIM PERMISSION. HE SAID THAT HE UNDERSTOOD. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK), PLACED IN AN AGENCY VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
| Inmate name: | MARIO ANTHONY CARTA |
| Supervision type: | COMMUNITY CONTROL - PROB. |
| Supervision begin date: | Aug 14, 2014 |
| Scheduled termination date: | Aug 13, 2017 |
| Inmate status: | ACTIVE |
| DC number: | U51571 |
| Current location: | TAVARES |
| Arrest number: | 7963 |
| Arrest date: | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Arrest type: | Felony |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Discharge date: | Aug 14, 2014 |
| Offense date: | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Offense: | WILLFUL CHILD ABUSE |
| County: | CITRUS |
| Community supervision length: | 1Y 0M 0D 2Y 0M 0D |
| Case number: | 1300980 |
| Code: | 800.04(4)(A) |
| Charge description: | Lewd and Lascivious Battery 12 - 16 YOA |
| Bond amount: | $5,000 |
