Former Bell teacher receives life sentence for capital sexual battery

Jul 31, 2024 4:23 pm
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A former Bell teacher was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for capital sexual battery.

According to an Eighth Judicial Circuit press release, Judge David Kreider sentenced William Charles Carawan, 33, to a life sentence in the Florida Department of Corrections for sexual battery or attempted sexual battery with injury on a person under 12 by a person 18 or older and seven counts of counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a person under 12 by a person over 18 years of age.

William Charles Carawan
Eighth Judicial Circuit William Charles Carawan

The Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) responded to Bell Elementary School to an allegation of inappropriate behavior After an investigation, Carawan was identified as a suspect who sexually battered at least four victims multiple times between 2019 and 2022.

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Baker County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with the help of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Carawan on May 20, 2022. Following the arrest, the GCSO received additional leads.

In May, A Gilchrist County jury found Carawan guilty of capital sexual battery and two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a child under 12 by a person over 18 years of age.

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BillS

Good luck survivng state prison, Bubba. Pucker up.

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