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13-year-old girl sexually assaulted after meeting man on Instagram in Broward County parking lot

Jan 2, 2025Margate, United States1 source

Summary

A Margate man was arrested for lewd acts with a 13-year-old girl he allegedly met through Instagram after a deputy found them together in the backseat of a car. Tyeeshawn Errol Tucker, 20, was arrested on Jan. 2 on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a victim between 12 and 16, and interfering with custody of a minor. The alleged incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. in the 2700 block of W. Sunrise Boulevard in unincorporated Broward. The teen told investigators she met Tucker through Instagram about a month earlier and initially lied about her age. They planned to meet, and Tucker picked her up at a park before driving around and parking outside a closed business. Tucker was arrested and booked into jail.

Incident Details

Domain
Child Safety

Harms involving the exploitation, abuse, or endangerment of minors, including CSAM and grooming.

Harm Types
CSAM

Child sexual abuse material — the creation, distribution, or possession of such content.

Grooming

Online contact by adults seeking to build trust with minors for exploitation.

Mechanism
contact
Severity
Minor involved
Platforms
Recipient
Individuala 13-year-old girl
Dimensions
physicalpsychologicalautonomydiscriminatory

Sources

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