DeLand Police Investigating Sexual Battery Case; Seeking Information From the Public

Date Added: November 22, 2019 12:30 pm

Chris Graham
Community Information Specialist
City of DeLand
grahamc@deland.org
Office: 386-626-7117
Cell: 386-872-0821

DELAND POLICE INVESTIGATING SEXUAL BATTERY CASE; SEEKING INFORMATION FROMTHE PUBLIC 

DeLand Police are investigating a sexual battery that occurred Thursday night.

At about 8:06 p.m. 911 received a call from someone who was flagged down by a woman claiming she had been abducted and sexually battered. DeLand Police responded to the victim’s location and she was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

During the course of the investigation, the victim reported to police that while walking in the area of Parsons and Beresford Avenue a Hispanic male forced her into a black Ford Mustang. The victim reported she was taken to a secluded area in DeLand where she was then sexually battered and suffered injuries during the attack.

The woman described her attacker as a tall, slim build Hispanic male with a full head of dark black hair, scruffy facial hair and a thick accent.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Detective Ramkissoon at 386-626-7426 or ramkissoonk@deland.org.