FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of having sex with a teen girl and threatening another has confessed to both crimes, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies arrested Jose Flores Del Angel, 21, on Monday after he surrendered himself.
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The investigation into Flores Del Angel began in December, records show. A school resource deputy was made aware of sexual threats made by Flores Del Angel against a 14-year-old girl, deputies said.
Around that same time, the parents of a 13-year-old girl learned their daughter had met with Flores Del Angel for a sexual encounter, records show.
Investigators said they both met the man on social media, where he posed as being a 17- or 18-year-old.
Deputies said they were able to find evidence in Flores Del Angel’s car that matched the 13-year-old’s story of what happened.
Detectives said the man gave a full confession in both cases.
Flores Del Angel faces charges of lewd or lascivious battery with a victim over 12 but less than 16 and lewd or lascivious molestation with a victim over 12 but less than 16.