Man charged with 600 counts of sexual assault, child incest
A Florida man has condemned more than 1,200 counts of child molestation.
Robert Cota, 31, faces 600 counts sexual assault involving a minor and 600 other incest counts, according to WEAR-TV.
He is being held at the Escambia County Jail on $3 million bond
Police say the crime Cota is accused of dates back to 2015, according to WEAR.
According to the station, the arrest report recounts a statement by a local pastor who told the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that Cota went to see him on a recent Sunday.
Cota “had a problem with one of the beliefs” in the church’s guidebook, delegates said the pastor told them. WEAR reported. He pointed to the specific word “incest”.
The pastor urged Cota to turn himself in.
The pastor then gave the delegates a flyer that Cota completed while attending a new member’s event, according to WKRG-TV.
Is the pastor who acted on this case a hero?
It contains Cota’s address and phone number.
The victim and the victim’s mother were living at a different address, WKRG reported.
WEAR reported that the victim told authorities that the sexual abuse began when she was 7 years old. The relationship between the man and the girl was not determined.
NEW DETAILS: Pensacola man Robert Cota has been charged with 600 counts of sexual assault and incest. The crime is said to have started when the victim was 7 years old.
The report said a pastor warned delegates after an alarming conversation with Cota.
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– WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) November 24, 2021
Cota told her what the law is called sexual abuse is to show affection.
The alleged abuse first surfaced last September when the victim’s mother caught Cota in bed with the girl.
This is what pastors are supposed to do. Not only did he alert the police, but he also gave them his address and phone number, along with a photo!
“Robert Joel Cota, 31, was arrested Sunday and charged with having sex with a victim 12 years old or younger…”https://t.co/ec1wEP7j00
– Mental abuse (@ SpiritualAbuse1) November 27, 2021
At that time, Cota was arrested for more serious domestic violence and charged point gun at the victim.
The victim’s mother told authorities that both Cota and the girl told her about their relationship, WEAR reported.
However, they later withdrew their statement.
Cota told deputies who came to arrest him for these latest allegations that he was not surprised to face the charges, WEAR reported.
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