DOB: 06/06/1959
Case Number: 2025 102723 CFDL
ย Volusia County Defendant Sentenced for 7 Counts of Capital Sexual Battery
DELAND โ During a hearing this morning, defendant Ralph Slone pleaded no contest to seven counts of Sexual Battery on victim less than 12 years of age, Lewd/Lascivious Molestation on victim less than 12 years of age, eight counts of Promotion of Sexual Performance by a Child and eight counts of Possession of Sexual Performance by a Child. He was then sentenced to mandatory life in prison for the crimes.
โWe are grateful that our victim and the family are spared a protracted process culminating in a jury trial,โ State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. โThe process is a brutal and often terrifying experience for them all.ย Justice is not perfect, but at least in this case it was swift.โ
The case was investigated by the Volusia Sheriffโs Office. Assistant State Attorney Jeanne Stratis successfully prosecuted the case for the state. The Honorable Karen Foxman presided over the case and pronounced sentence.
For more information contact:
Haley Harrison |ย Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org
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