The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said that a man from Fort Walton Beach, Florida was taken into custody for engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor. The information was released on Friday.
The man is identified as 34-year-old Victor Ruano Yuman. The identity of the victim has not been revealed as the victim is a juvenile.
The teenage victim informed her mother about the abuse. The mother immediately alerted the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The officers then started the investigation into the alleged crime.
According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Yuman was taken into custody on Friday.
The encounters with the 17-year-old allegedly took place many times between the months of January and June, according to the investigators.
Yuman is facing a bond of $300,000 and is now being held in the Okaloosa County Jail.