Gainesville man charged with sexual battery of 5-year-old child

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kenyatta Bryant, 32, who was already in the Alachua County Jail for allegedly using a stolen credit card to purchase multiple e-bikes, was charged yesterday with the sexual battery of a 5-year-old child.

On January 22, a few days after Bryant was arrested, a family member of the child reported the alleged sexual battery to Gainesville Police Department. The child was forensically interviewed at the Child Advocacy Center and reportedly said Bryant did “nasty stuff,” including forcing the victim to perform oral sex. The child said a family member was in the living room when the alleged sexual battery took place in a bedroom.

Bryant has three felony convictions (none violent) and five misdemeanor convictions (none violent) and has served two state prison sentences, with his most recent release in 2016. He is on probation for driving without a valid license and has also been charged with violating probation. Judge Bo Bayer added $1 million bail to his previous bail of $40,000.

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  • In Florida, sexual battery on a child under 12 by an adult 18 or older is a capital felony. It’s also known as capital sexual battery.

    Sexual Battery and Rape in Florida
    The crime of Sexual Battery on a Child Under 12 by a person 18 or older is a Capital Felony and known as Capital Sexual Battery. The crime of Sexual Battery on a Child Under 12 by a Person under 18 is a Life Felony.

    Chapter 794 Section 011 – 2023 Florida Statutes
    2023 Florida Statutes * (1) As used in this chapter: … * (2)(a) A person 18 years of age or older who commits sexual battery upon, or in an attempt to commit sexual battery injures the sexual organs of, a person less than 12 years of age commits a capital felony, punishable as provided in ss.

    Florida Senate
    Penalties for sexual battery on a child under 12 by an adult 18 or older include:
    A fine
    Life in prison, with a minimum sentence of life in prison without parole
    The offender must serve 25 years before being eligible for parole
    In some cases, the court can impose the death penalty

    I am all for the death penalty on this bastard

  • Just execute him now, so lawyers don’t get rich off this new capital case stream (death penalty now for underage sex abuse) 🤡👹😡😱

    • my guess is that it will be a public defender and the state attorney, thus no real money other than their govt salaries. regardless, i am for your suggestion on the resolution.

  • Put this perv away for good and do the rest of us a favor. He should never be free again. He is beyond redemption.

  • This sorry POS deserves no place in society… not even in prison.
    There will never be any redeeming qualities in this monster.
    Instant death…, you want to stop career criminals who SA children, start with this one and make him the example

  • I wonder if the family member knew what was going on. If so, why they waited to report?

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