Crime & Safety

Charges Pile Up on Man Accused of Sexual Assault

A Land O' Lakes man has been charged with five counts of sexual battery.

A Land O’ Lakes man accused last week of sexually assaulting a prostitute at knife point has been accused of additional sexual assaults, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.

Nathan Christopher Floyd was arrested and charged Monday with sexual battery with a deadly weapon in connection to a case on Oct. 10 and another two in late January.  

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Last week, Kevin Doll, spokesman for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, said Floyd is suspected of picking up prostitutes in Hillsborough County and driving them to wooded areas in Pasco County to sexually assault them.

Doll said Tuesday that all the victims were prostitutes, but he did not know where they were from.

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In the October and January cases, Floyd drove the women to the Dade City area, according to arrest reports.

All the cases involve him pulling a knife in a way that made his victim feel threatened, according to the reports. Then he would have sex with the victim.

Floyd, 29, has been charged with five counts of sexual battery with a deadly weapon in connection. The charges include the November case. He also has been charged with carrying a concealed firearm. He is in jail in lieu of $1.75 million bail.


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