{"id":1741,"date":"2026-05-27T14:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:35:23","slug":"sarasota-man-who-didnt-want-to-get-in-trouble-with-any-parents-had-sex-with-teen-he-met-on-snapchat-scso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1741","title":{"rendered":"Sarasota man who \u2018didn\u2019t want to get in trouble with any parents\u2019 had sex with teen he met on Snapchat: SCSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1740\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47ce44c29c67b8e28c58bb567cb9f61.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47ce44c29c67b8e28c58bb567cb9f61.webp 764w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47ce44c29c67b8e28c58bb567cb9f61-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>Carson Smith is accused of having sex with a teenage girl he met on Snapchat. Image is courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.\u00a0<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1738\">Tampa twins finish as Gaither High School co-valedictorians with 8.24 GPAs<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>SARASOTA, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A Sarasota man is accused of meeting a teenager on Snapchat and having a sexual relationship with her.<\/p> <h2>Snapchat meeting<\/h2> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>According to the Sarastoa County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the 15-year-old victim said she met Carson Smith, 23, on Snapchat in March.<\/p> <!-- --><p>She told investigators that she let Smith know she was 15, and he told her he was 18 years old.<\/p> <!-- --><p>After communicating on the social media app, investigators said Smith picked up the teen four separate times at a gas station in Venice.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The victim said Smith told her repeatedly, &#8220;I don\u2019t want to get in trouble with any parents or the law.&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1734\">Deadly shooting in Tampa under investigation: HCSO<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>The victim told investigators Smith would pick her up and take her to his downtown Sarasota apartment.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Smith reportedly offered the victim alcohol, which she said she declined.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Investigators said Smith picked up the victim the last time in April and had sexual intercourse with her.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Felony charges filed<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Smith was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious battery of a victim under the age of 16.<\/p> <!-- --><p>He was released on bond on May 22.<\/p> <!-- --><p>More victims may be out there<\/p> <!-- --><p>What you can do:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Detectives are still investigating and believe there may be additional victims.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Anyone who believes they are a victim or knows of someone who is a victim is asked to call Sarasota Police Department Detective Angela Cox at Angela.Cox@SarasotaFL.gov or call 941-263-6075.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Sarasota County at 941-366-TIPS (8477).<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1731\">Trump redistricting push gets boost as Florida court keeps new districts intact<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sarasota man is accused of meeting a teenager on Snapchat and having a sexual relationship with her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,134],"tags":[8,136],"class_list":["post-1741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-sarasota-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-sarasota-county"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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