Florida Juvenile Detention Sergeant Arrested for Soliciting Minor

A sergeant at the Pinellas Regional Juvenile Detention Center has been charged with soliciting a 16-year-old inmate for sex, sparking an investigation.

• Katelyn Gomez, 27, was arrested after allegedly writing 10 sexually explicit letters to a 16-year-old male inmate.
• The letters detailed a fantasized sexual relationship and plans for a future together after the inmate's release.
• Gomez admitted to developing a relationship with the inmate, whom she met several weeks ago at the detention center.
• Authorities found a photo of Gomez in the inmate's cell phone, further implicating her in the solicitation.
• Gomez faces charges of solicitation of a child to engage in sexual battery by a person in familial or custodial authority.

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