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International Business Times UK
Politics
Anna Katrina Sevilla

Republican Mike Caruso Backed Death Penalty for Paedophiles Before Arrest Over Grandson Sexual Abuse

Republican Mike Caruso has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse (Credit: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons/Wikimedia Commons)

Former Florida lawmaker and Palm Beach County Clerk Mike Caruso has been arrested on serious child sexual abuse and kidnapping charges on 18 August following a comprehensive state-led investigation.

State authorities confirmed that the 67-year-old Republican official faces multiple criminal counts, including lewd or lascivious molestation and child abuse causing mental injury, stemming from alleged incidents between 2024 and 2025.

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