LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- A 23-year-old Lake Worth man is accused of sexual battery of an 8-year-old boy.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of the incident on March 19, 2017.
The 8-year-old victim told PBSO that he had sexual contact with an adult, Mario Gaspar-Jacinto.
When questioned, PBSO says Gaspar-Jacinto admitted committing sexual battery and gave investigators details of the incident.
Gaspar-Jacinto claimed this was the first time that this activity had occurred between himself and the victim.
Mario S. Gaspar-Jacinto was arrested and charged with sexual battery on a person less than 12 years of age.