OCALA - A 16-year-old accused of inappropriately touching his 5-year-old sister was arrested Wednesday and charged with lewd and lascivious battery, according to officials.
On April 22, her mother found her daughter, who is handicapped, defensive while changing her pull-up garment. The mother noted an unusual color on the child's bottom.
The mother asked her son if he had done anything to his sister and he told her something had occurred three times but would not say what.
The incident was reported Wednesday and the victim was taken to Kimberly's Cottage, where she told officials her brother had touched her.
The teen was taken to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, where he was interviewed by Detective Mark Peavy. The boy, who lives in southwest Ocala, admitted touching his sister and said he did not know why he did it.
He was charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious battery and transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center for processing.