UMATILLA, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of sexually battering a teenage girl after she reported the incident to school officials.
According to the arrest report for Donald Gates, 43, the investigation began after the victim brought a note to school sharing the details of the sexual abuse Gates committed against her.
During an interview, she explained that Gates took her from her home to a lake near Umatilla early Saturday morning. There, he told her to take off her shirt…