Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Child Sexual Molester Arrest


April 2, 2019

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division Detective Justin VanDuren responded to a report of a sexual battery. The mother of the victim told Detective VanDuren her child disclosed that Richard Uliano (12-6-78) from Bronson had sexually molested her. Beginning at the end of the school year in 2018 and into the summer the victim reported Uliano, who had custodial responsibilities for the child, on three separate occasions forced her to watch and/or perform sexual acts on him.

Detective VanDuren located and arrested Uliano on March 29, 2019 after obtaining information from him that validated the victim’s statements. Uliano was booked in to the Levy County Detention Facility and charged with three offenses; sexual battery by a custodian, lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious exhibition. Uliano is being held in lieu of a $300,000.00 bond.