BAKER COUNTY, Fla. — A Baker County man is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing a child for several years.
Kevin Michael Wilkerson, 44, was arrested on Dec. 9 and charged with sexual battery on a minor.
According to the Baker County Sheriff's Office, in August, the mother of the victim made a complaint to the BCSO after she learned her child had been sexually abused for several years, the sheriff's office said.
Investigators collected evidence, including DNA, that was submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The DNA results showed the victim's allegations of sexual abuse were consistent with evidence collected.
After an interview with Wilkerson, he was arrested by detectives on the charge of sexual battery on a minor. He is currently housed at the Baker County Detention Center without bond. He will have a bond hearing on Dec. 21.
According to court documents, Wilkerson has a lengthy rap sheet in Baker County with multiple convictions, including battery, grand theft, burglary, introducing contraband into a county detention facility, contributing to the deliquency of a minor and multiple drug charges.
He has not been convicted of a sex crime in the county.