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Man charged with sexual battery
Remembering the past
heldanwithout Cbondy Sheriff s Office detec-
A 23 year-old Lecanto m who later told a itrus Count
tive, according to the arrest report, “that he was mad about things beyond
his control in his life and could not explain why he took his anger out on
the victim” was charged with the sexual battery of the 29 year-old woman
who’d made the allegation against him. Kevin Allan Davis was held without
bond due to the seriousness of the charge, the report stated.
The incident was reported to law enforcement on Dec. 7. The wom-
an said the incident occurred on Dec. 5, between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. , when
she had gone to her mailbox in Beverly Hills and encountered the man,
Davis
whom she did not know. He’d asked her questions about renting an apart-
ment in the area. He apeared friendly and began to walk and communicate with her, posing
no threat as she went back to her residence. They continued to talk, and the man asked to
use her bathroom. She allowed him inside, then went into the house, herself, to make sure
he was not going to steal items from inside her home.
Once she went inside, the victim said, the man, later identified as Davis, grabbed
her by the wrist, drug her into her bedroom, removed his clothing and sexually assaulted
her. She said she closed her eyes to block out what was happening. Once done with her, the
man left the residence. The victim submitted to a sexual assault exam, provided a detailed
description of the man, and a composite sketch of the suspect was drawn. Investigators con-
ducted a neighborhood canvas, in an effort to locate the man, who was located on Dec. 8,
around 3:00 p.m.
He initially told investigators that he’d been seeking employment, came back to
Net fishing on the Gulf Coast of Florida had long been a way of making a living for many
his residence around 3:00 p.m., Dec. 5 (Monday), and had not left the residence after that.
fishermen. The nets had to be maintained and part of that was hanging them out to dry. This
He said he’d had no sexual encounters since the previous Thursday. A detective picked up
old photograph from 1946 on the Homosassa River is from the Florida State Archives Dept
the victim, drove by Davis, and she positively identified him as the person who had forced
of Commerce. An accompanying note claims: “Two miles down the picturesque river, near its
himself on her. The report stated that the detective attempted to gain Davis cooperation and
entrance into the Gulf of Mexico, is a quaint fishing village where nets may be seen drying in
obtain his D.N.A., but Davis would not comply. Due to the victim s positive identification,
the Florida sun. These fishermen make a living catching mullet, one of the most prolific fish
Davis was placed under arrest.
in Florida waters.”
Davis said, originally, that he met the woman by the mailboxes and had walked her
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home, but he’d not gone inside her residence. He later said the victim had touched him in
a private area while they were on her front porch. He admitted he’d gone inside to use the
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bathroom, but he did not mention sexual activity. When the subject of DNA was introduced,
shed too quickly. The tree cutting was a huge family outing that almost always took place
Davis disclosed the sexual activity. When his story was challenged and the detective told
after church and included the family dog and a picnic lunch.
him that the victim had captured the incident on camera, and that the detective knew he’d
Many of our decorations were homemade. Mama had us scour the woods for per-
grabbed the woman and forced himself on her, Davis admitted that he had forced himself on
fectly shaped pine cones. We would spray the cones with silver paint and mama would tie
the victim. He was arrested and transported to the Citrus County Detention Facility.
three of them together with red ribbon and add a sprig of holly. We always had that kind of
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Another memory I have is of Christmas carolers. Each church in Inverness had a
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