19-year-old arrested, accused of having sex with a minor

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Zachary Valdez, 19. (CREDIT: Collier County Sheriff’s Office)

A 19-year-old Immokalee man was arrested for having sex with a minor.

According to Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Zachary Valdez, 19, was arrested on charges of lewd behavior with a victim of 12-16 years old.

According to reports, a deputy observed a red car parked at the end of a cul-de-sac on Bush Street and approached the car.

The deputy said she saw two people moving inside the car and a girl partially dressed in the back seat.

Valdez identified himself and the deputy asked them what was going on and they said “nothing was going on.”

Another deputy arrived and saw that the front seats were pushed forward and Valdez and the girl were in the second row of the car.

According to Collier County deputies, they saw a used condom on the ground outside the rear driver’s side.

Valdez and the girl were removed from the car and taken to Immokalee Sub Station.

According to reports the following items were collected from the scene: a used condom, an opened condom wrapper, a used paper towel, red panties, and a bottle of unknown liquid in the front cup holder.

The girl’s father was called down to the Immokalee Sub Station, gave a sworn statement, and wanted to press charges.

According to reports, Valdez was interviewed and confessed.

When Valdez was leaving the interrogation room a used condom fell out of his shorts. Valdez said he didn’t know the condom was still in his shorts.

Valdez was arrested and taken to Immokalee Jail Center.

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