West Boca Raton Man Arrested For Sexual Battery Of A Child

by News Desk | Jun 6, 2023 · 11:28 am | Boca Raton News

West Boca Raton Man Arrested For Sexual Battery Of A Child - George Eveleth - Watergate Estates

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George Eveleth Charged With Sexual Battery On Child Less Than 12 Years Of Age. Lives In Watergate Estates.

UPDATE

According to investigators, a 19-year-old boy with Autism reported that he was forced to perform oral sex on Eveleth he was just 16. Eveleth was later interviewed and admitted to investigators that it was true. Investigators note that the 19-year-old had the mental capacity of a 9-year-old at the time of reporting the incident.

Eveleth has since accepted a plea deal and has been ordered to register as a sexual predator and received a reduced sentence of 8 years in prison.

Originally reported by Boca Post

BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2023) — George Eveleth of Boca Raton has been arrested and charged with sexual battery on a child, according to jail records released to Boca Post by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

George Eveleth, 70, who lives on the 10000 block of North Branch Road in Watergate Estates, a mobile home community in western unincorporated Boca Raton, has been arrested by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. While the official arrest report is still being processed, Boca Post has been notified that Eveleth has been charged with sexual battery on a child (less than 12 years of age).

Watergate Estates is a high-crime subdivision in West Boca Raton, known to be home to many sex offenders. In fact, a search of FDLE’s sex offender registry lists two known sexual predators who live less than 150 feet from Eveleth’s home on North Branch Road.

Eveleth was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail at 3:24 AM on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023.

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