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Detectives seek additional victims of serial sexual assault suspect

Detectives believe that Pelfrene St Fort, 25, forced underage teen girls into sex acts after falsely telling them he was 17 or 18.


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  • | 10:25 a.m. November 3, 2023
Pelfrene St Fort. Photo courtesy of the Flagler County Sheriff's Office
Pelfrene St Fort. Photo courtesy of the Flagler County Sheriff's Office
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Detectives from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, and the State Attorney’s Office are seeking to identify additional victims of Pelfrene St Fort, 25.

St Fort, who resided in Orlando, is known to have engaged in several sexual relationships with underage females between the ages of 13 and 16. 

St Fort tells his victims that he is 17 or 18 years of age and leads them to believe that they are in a dating relationship before forcing them to engage in sexual acts. 

Through investigative means, detectives have identified at least two victims in Flagler County, one victim in Orange County, and one victim in Osceola County. 

However, there are believed to be additional victims in the Central and Northeast Florida area.

“This multi-county serial dirtbag has been luring, conning, and forcing young girls across central and northeast Florida to sexually assault them,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Coming forward as a victim can be scary and intimidating, but we are here to help you through the process and help you with our victim advocates. Working together, we can prevent him from ever assaulting another child.”

In March 2023, St Fort was arrested by Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies after fleeing from a traffic stop. 

St Fort was believed to be on the way to the home of an underage female he was having a relationship with. At the time of his arrest in Flagler County, he was found to be on felony probation for the original charge of Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communications Device, a charge which was reduced from Traveling to Have Sex with a Minor. St Fort was charged for this crime in January 2020.

St Fort was charged with Lewd or Lascivious Battery by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, and additional local charges are pending. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has charged St Fort with Unlawful Sexual Activity with Certain Minors. Orange County Sheriff’s Office charges against St Fort are still pending.

St Fort is currently incarcerated by the Florida Department of Corrections.

Anyone with information or who may be a victim of St Fort, please contact Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Detective Kathryn Gordon at [email protected].

 

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