Man arrested in North Port, accused of child molestation

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John Stanford, 25. (CREDIT: North Port Police Department)

A man in North Port was arrested for child molestation and traveling to meet a child on Thursday, according to North Port Police.

John Stanford, 25, was arrested on charges of battery, child molestation, using a computer to lure a child, traveling to meet a child, and depriving custody of a child.

The victim was 14 years old at the time, according to a North Port PD Facebook post.

Stanford initially met the victim online, then sent money, and ultimately traveled to North Port multiple times.

Standford was picked up with help from the Lakeland Police Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Fugitive Task Force.

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