- February 18, 2025
A 26-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested in Daytona Beach on Thursday, Feb. 13, for sexually battering a 14-year-old girl in May 2024.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office reports that its major case unit launched its eight-month-long investigation into Jordan Pittmon after the victim reported to her family on June 1, 2024, that she had been sexually battered after running away from home a day prior, according to a press release. The victim told detectives that she contacted Pittmon on Snapchat, social media app, who then picked her up at a gas station and brought her to his home where they had sexual intercourse multiple times. The FCSO reports he then dropped her off at a park the next day, where she was found by a family member.
The victim told detectives she first met Pittmon on Instagram in November 2023. The two exchanged messages for a week. An adult family member discovered the messages and confronted Pittmon, informing him the victim was 14 years old.
Oct. 23, 2024, detectives spoke with Pittmon, who denied knowing the victim and having sex with her. A DNA search warrant was served, and detectives obtained an arrest warrant on Feb. 11.
Pittmon was located in Daytona Beach, where he was arrested by the local police department. He was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail, and later released on a $20,000 bond.
“I cannot think of any reason that a 26-year-old man should ever be messaging a 14-year-old girl on social media, and even when he was confronted by an adult who found out about the messages, he didn’t stop,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said in the press release. “This is a sobering reminder of the types of people that may be out there trying to stalk your kids online, which is why it is incredibly important to monitor your children’s social media and teach them how to use the internet safely.”
