![]() “This is a clear cut case of why parents need to be all up in their children’s business when they are online and using mobile apps. The victim reported the online conversations to an adult, and an investigation ensued, according to a press release by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. ![]() He repeatedly asked her to send more videos, which she ignored until late March 2022 when she decided she “couldn’t take it anymore.” The victim searched for Battle’s true identity online and found a Facebook profile “Dalton Battle” where he is wearing a Polk County Fire Rescue T-shirt. ![]() He told the victim that he knew her location because Snapmaps was turned on and the victim was in fear that he would come to her home, therefore the victim sent Battle two videos of herself nude.”īattle then continued to send her Snapchat messages, which the victim ignored. “The conversations between Battle and the victim turned sexual in nature, and Battle began threatening to tell the victim’s mother that she was on Snapchat unless the victim sent him nude videos. ![]() The victim told Battle that she was only 14-years-old, to which Battle replied, “Okay.” The victim asked Battle how old he was, but he did not answer,” Sheriff Grady Judd said today. “The inappropriate contact began in 2019 after Battle found the victim on Instagram and then added her on Snapchat. PALMETTO, FL – A 24-year-old Polk County Fire Rescue firefighter, Richard Dalton Battle of Palmetto was arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies for having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old Polk County girl via the mobile app “Snapchat” and extorting her to send nude videos of herself to him.
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