Staff report

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – David Joseph Dixon, 20, was arrested yesterday and charged with rape and three counts each of digital voyeurism and dissemination of voyeuristic videos after allegedly raping a woman he had previously dated and sharing videos of the victim.

The victim reported the February 1 incident to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office on February 4, and a deputy interviewed her on February 6; she also went to the hospital to perform a sexual assault examination on February 2. She said she and Dixon were not romantically involved at the time of the incident, but she had agreed to meet him for a meal, and he went back to her apartment with her. She said he asked her to kiss him, she said no, and he left.

About 4 hours later, at 3 a.m., Dixon reportedly asked the victim if he could come over to watch television; she asked him if he was sober, and he reportedly said he was, so she let him come over. Dixon and the victim reportedly watched TV and smoked marijuana, and the victim said she started to fall asleep and did not remember much of what happened after that but said she never consented to having sex or having a video made.

The next day, Dixon allegedly sent the victim three videos via Snapchat that showed him having sexual intercourse with her.

The deputy reported that the victim showed him text messages in which Dixon apologized and said, “I just wanted to see you” and that he “couldn’t think straight.”

On February 6, the deputy interviewed Dixon at the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Post Miranda, Dixon reportedly declined to answer questions, but a short time later, he signed a form waiving his Miranda rights and spoke to the deputy.

Dixon reportedly said he did not remember much about what happened on the night of the incident and initially said the victim had asked him to come back over after he left the first time, but he later said he had been the one who had offered to come over “if she wanted him to.” He reportedly admitted that he had lied to her about being sober and admitted that he had initiated sexual intercourse with her, and then he asked to speak with an attorney.

Dixon has been charged with sexual battery of a victim over the age of 18, three counts of digital voyeurism by a person 19 years or older, and three counts of disseminating videos that were created in a voyeuristic manner. Dixon has no local criminal history, and Judge Kristine Van Vorst ordered him held without bail, pending a hearing on a motion by the State Attorney’s office to hold him without bail until trial.

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.