ST. PETE, Fla. — The St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) said a 65-year-old man was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a child under the age of 12.
Police said detectives launched an investigation on Nov. 30 after a young girl told her parents she was sexually abused by a man known to the family.
SPPD said the investigation determined the suspect was Lawrence Airdo of St. Petersburg.
Airdo was arrested on charges of sexual battery on a child under the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious molestation by an adult on a child under the age of 12, per the report.
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