- October 11, 2024
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A 51-year-old Palm Coast man has been arrested on charges of molesting a girl over the course of several years.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Michael Wayne Jennelle on June 30 and charged him with sexual battery on a victim under 12 and two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim under 12.
The child told deputies that the abuse happened over the last three to four years, since she was 7, according to Jennelle’s arrest report.
The victim told deputies that Jennelle — an adult who had access to her home — would constantly expose his genitals when they were alone and masturbate. She said the incidents happened “more times than she could remember” in both Florida and Virginia.
Jennelle was also recently indicted in Virginia on similar sexual battery charges, including indecent liberties with a child and sexual battery on a victim under 13, an FCSO press release said.
The Virginia case is awaiting trial, the arrest report said.
Jennelle is being held at the Flagler County jail without bond.
