February 24, 2009
Wimauma man arrested, charged with raping toddler

Editor's note: An earlier version of this report listed an incorrect gender for the victim.

WIMAUMA -- A 22-year-old man charged with the sexual battery of a 3-year-old boy was arrested overnight and remains in jail today, according to Hillsborough County jail records.

HernandezgarciaRoscelin Hernandez-Garcia was arrested at his home at 5303 Island Grove Court and booked about 2 a.m., records show. The man is listed as an employee at a meat-packing business in Wimauma.

A deputy wrote in an arrest report that Hernandez-Garcia raped the toddler in his car while it was parked outside of his home. He told the boy's mother later that day about the sexual abuse and admitted to the crime after his arrest, deputies said.

Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer