A Denham Springs man is arrested after he’s found hiding in a Florida teenager’s closet, where authorities estimate he’s been staying off and on for over a month. Hernando County Sheriff’s Detective Tom Cameron says 36-year-old Johnathan Lee Rossmoine was found when the victim’s mother saw movement in her daughter’s bedroom.
“Checked it and found a 36-year-old male hiding in her bedroom. Initially, he was in the bed, and then when she went to go get her husband, he hid in the closet,” said Cameron.
The victim and the suspect had first met through a chatting app two years ago. Police reports show the victim indicated initially she told Rossmoine she was 18, before admitting prior to meeting in person to actually being 15.
Cameron says Rossmoine had traveled from Louisiana to the victim’s Spring Hill, Florida home to have sex on several occasions. The current stay had lasted about five weeks and the two kept it a secret from the parents.
“They would get up and go to work and then the 15-year-old girl and this man would hang out all day. They had free run of the house and then when it got time for the parents to come home, he would hide in the bedroom or the closet,” said Cameron.
Cameron says the victim is receiving counseling and checkups to make sure she is okay both physically and mentally.
“I think she’s got a long road of counseling ahead to determine what exactly happened. Right now, her state of mind is that we’ve taken her boyfriend from her,” said Cameron.
The suspect is charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a victim between 12 and 16, obscene communication, and travel to meet after use of a computer to lure child. Additional charges are pending. Bond is set at $25,000.
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