Editor’s note: The following article contains depictions of child sexual abuse which may be disturbing to readers.
Michael Caruso told his son not to report allegations that he sexually abused a young relative, warning that he would “get arrested” and “go away” if the claims became public, according to the report that led to the Palm Beach County clerk’s arrest and suspension Tuesday.
Caruso, 67, faces felony charges including child molestation, kidnapping and lewd exhibition. Caruso did not return requests for comment, but, according to his arrest report, he suggested his ex-wife had fabricated the allegations to “poison the child against him.”…