Staff report from Alachua Police Department release

ALACHUA, Fla. – Kenneth Bruce Scott Jr., 31, of Alachua, has been arrested in connection with an ongoing sexual battery investigation involving a juvenile victim.

In August 2023, the victim and her father moved to Alachua. Shortly after the family moved into the area, Scott befriended the victim, who was 11 years old at the time, and developed a relationship of trust with both the victim and her family. Over time, Scott assumed custodial responsibility for the victim during occasions when the victim’s father was away for work.

Alachua Police Department Detectives determined that between 2023 and 2025, Scott used his position of authority to engage in repeated acts of sexual abuse with the victim. These incidents took place in Scott’s residence, during overnight stays, and while on family outings.

In June 2025, after the victim and her father moved away, the victim disclosed the abuse to her father. He immediately reported the allegations to law enforcement. Following the disclosure, detectives initiated a criminal investigation and scheduled a forensic interview at the Child Advocacy Center in Gainesville.

On July 11, 2025, during the forensic interview, the victim provided detailed statements confirming repeated incidents of sexual abuse by Scott. Based on the findings of the interview and corroborating evidence, detectives positively identified Scott and obtained charges.

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟳𝟵𝟰.𝟬𝟭𝟭(𝟴)(𝗯): 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝟭𝟮 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟴 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Detectives worked in collaboration with the Child Advocacy Center and other child protection partners to ensure the victim’s safety and provide necessary support services.

Chief Jesse Sandusky said, “𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙪𝙥. 𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚.”

This remains an active criminal case. No additional details will be released at this time to protect the victim’s privacy.

𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝟴𝟲-𝟰𝟲𝟮-𝟭𝟯𝟵𝟲 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 (𝟯𝟱𝟮) 𝟯𝟳𝟮-𝟳𝟴𝟲𝟳.