VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — 66-year-old Ralph Slone, who pleaded no contest to multiple charges including sexual battery and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence.
Slone’s charges included seven counts of sexual battery on a victim less than 12 years of age, lewd or lascivious molestation on a 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.
The investigation was conducted by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
“We are grateful that our victim and the family are spared a protracted process culminating in a jury trial,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. “The process is a brutal and often terrifying experience for them all. Justice is not perfect, but at least in this case it was swift.”
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