Former Gainesville resident arrested for making pornographic videos with juvenile boy
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Orlando Ocasio, Jr., 46, has been charged with five child pornography charges, two molestation charges, and two video voyeurism charges after a boy said Ocasio coerced him into making pornographic videos in return for money and gifts such as game consoles.
The victim, whose age is redacted but who was between the ages of 12 and 16 at the time of the incidents, reportedly said that Ocasio texted him one day to ask if he was interested in making money; he said Ocasio told him “random people on WhatsApp” paid him to make videos for them and an “old gay guy” was willing to pay $200 for naked photos showing Ocasio and the teen. Ocasio allegedly paid the teen $50 for the photos.
The victim said he and Ocasio did not talk about this for a few weeks, but then Ocasio told him they could make a lot of money. The victim said Ocasio was on the phone with someone who told him what they wanted Ocasio and the victim to do; the victim said he did not believe he was paid after that incident.
About a month later, the victim said, Ocasio asked him again if he wanted to make some money, and the victim said he didn’t want to do that anymore; he said Ocasio didn’t ask again.
The victim said that after the incidents, Ocasio gave him a new TV, a PlayStation 5, and an Xbox.
An Alachua County Sheriff’s Detective investigating the case found that Ocasio was an inactive registered Tier 1 sexual offender who had been convicted of sexual assault in Pennsylvania in 2004, but the 10-year registration had expired.
When Ocasio was first confronted with the allegations from the victim, he allegedly deleted unknown items from his phone and fled to Pennsylvania, his home state. He was recently arrested and booked into the Alachua County Jail.
Ocasio has been charged with two counts of lewd/lascivious molestation of a victim between the ages of 12 and 16, lewd/lascivious battery of a victim between the ages of 12 and 16, directing the sexual performance of a minor, transmitting obscene material, and two counts of using a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony. He has also been charged with two counts of video voyeurism.
Judge James Colaw has granted a motion from the State Attorney’s office to hold Ocasio without bail until trial for the first set of charges, and bail was set at $200,000 on the second set of charges; although the State Attorney’s office filed notice of their intention to request pre-trial detention without bail in the second case, they have not filed that motion.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
I cannot articulate the disgusting and anger I have about this situation. There is a private hell for people like this.
I can’t wait til his fellow state prison inmates find out about his charges. When them lights get dimmed after 10:00 count he’s going to hear them blades being sharpened on the bathroom floor and be wondering if it’s for him.
Just to set the record straight,all persons in jail or prison on sex charges are segregated from general population,at all times. Your wish won’t come true.
NT- depends on which institution he winds up in. Especially with THOSE charges on his jacket.
I’ve never heard of sex offenders being segregated from general population in Florida.
Because you never heard of it doesn’t mean it’s not true.. sex offenders are a Protective Custody classification in FLA. Prisons can be sued and job loss in the event of a death . They are segregated, except in certain minimum security institutions
@NT…..I have been to prison and have seen what happens to child molesters. They get bullied constantly. I have personally seen guys get beat to a bloody pulp to where they were helicoptered to the hospital. That was at a short sentence prison were you can get transferred to near the end of your sentence when everyone is trying to be good so they can go home.
I’ve been there too, and I’m aware of the transfer to prisons closer to home. Sex offenders, not predators( there is a difference). Are not placed in general population,except in Lake Butler in orientation. They are assigned different pods or 4 man cells. And I’ve seen people beat to a pulp over a cigarette. I was in Belle Glade before they shut it down due to violence. You can be charged with offender for taking a leak on the side of the road ,and someone calls it in and says they had a child in the car. Where you went waiting to be released was a minimum security. As I said, they are segregated in all “BUT “a minimum security facility
well they are, ive worked several ,they are always the nastiest and most demanding, now stark is a different situation, hope this guy meets his new friends there soon
This animal was a menace in Philadelphia, PA. and some how made it to Gainesville to continue his criminally sick desires. As with all “Chesters” there is one one sure cure that will ensure he never does it again.
Disgusting human garbage should be in prison for life. The only way to protect children.
Florida has a death penalty for qualifying molestation cases now. Not sure if this qualifies, but shows it’s scaring the right people when they flee the state.
Need Lorena Bobbitt to fix this guy once and for all.
Yeah, yeah. You’re all tough guys who need to be held back from beating this guy up yourself.
Jail house rapes and other cell justice are a scourge which violates our supposed protection from cruel and unusual punishment. Does it occur to you that the jail house jury may not get their verdict right? Or that this culture means if you have a young – and handsome – son, if he is locked up by mistake or for a minor offense, he’s a likely victim?
As long as we outside celebrate this horror, we are partly responsible for all that. We should be demanding that politicians take the steps and spend the money to minimize or erase this type of event.
One last comment – look at this guy’s face. Does he fit the stereotype of being gay? Effeminate, sissy, pretty boy? Hell no and these dated stereotypes are just dumb means to make hating easier. Yeah, this guy is a bad character who needs to be locked up for a long time if not for good. He’s not an excuse to juice everyone’s primitive hatred and desire for retribution.