Alachua County man arrested for molesting young girl over multiple years

Staff report

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Richard Alexander, 78, was arrested yesterday and charged with 10 felonies related to repeated incidents of sexual battery of a young girl over multiple years.

The victim reportedly told Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies that the incidents occurred over a period of years when she visited Alexander’s home as a child. She said the abuse occurred frequently and consistently when she was between 5 and 13 years old, and the incidents happened at two different residences…

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