Kaitlyn Hunt's parents lied

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68. check page 2 of the affidavit.

The detective interviewed Kaitlyn. The summary of the interview with Kaitlyn is the last paragraph of page 2.

According to that paragraph, Kaitlyn admits to a sexual encounter after Christmas 2012, with a description that essentially matches the victim. She also admits to a sexual encounter when the victim ran away and they "met up." And when asked if she understood it was wrong to have sex with a 14 year old, Kaitlyn stated she didn't think about it because the victim acted older.

The affidavit also gives Kaitlyn's DOB of 8/24/94, which makes her over 18 years old at the time of the sexual encounters she admits to.

It also shows that she was well past 18 when the parents reported her to the police, which makes the claim that they waited until she was 18 to report her untrue.

The fact is that under Florida law, the parents were required to report sexual abuse. Had they failed to report it, they could potentially be charged with a 3rd degree felony. Here is the appropriate statute:

"In 2012, House Bill 1355 was passed into law and shall be referred to as "Protection of 
Vulnerable Persons" Ch. 2012‐155 of the Laws of Florida....  The bill also 
requires any person to report known or reasonably suspected sexual abuse of a child by 
any person.  The bill requires the central abuse hotline to accept any call reporting child 
abuse, abandonment, or neglect by someone other than a caregiver and to forward the 
concern to the appropriate sheriff’s office for further investigation.   The bill also states 
that  the knowledge and willful failure of a person, who is required to report known or 
suspected child abuse, abandonment, or neglect is elevated from a first degree 
misdemeanor to a third degree felony."

http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/abuse/publications/mandatedreporters.pdf