Kentucky man accused of child sexual battery while on vacation in Panama City Beach

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BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Kentucky man on vacation in Panama City Beach man has been accused of having sex with an 11-year-old girl 3 years ago in 2021.

Bay County Sheriff’s investigators say 62-year-old Gerald Kessler was vacationing on the beach with the victim’s family.

He and the child’s stepfather returned to the rented condo, the stepfather went to sleep, then Kessler allegedly had sex with her. Afterward, she said Kessler threatened her that if she told anyone, she’d never see her mother again.

Kessler is held without bond in the Bay County Jail, charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12.

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https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local- ... ity-beach/

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Kentucky man on vacation in Panama City Beach man has been accused of having sex with an 11-year-old girl 3 years ago in 2021.

Bay County Sheriff’s investigators say 62-year-old Gerald Kessler was vacationing on the beach with the victim’s family.

He and the child’s stepfather returned to the rented condo, the stepfather went to sleep, then Kessler allegedly had sex with her. Afterward, she said Kessler threatened her that if she told anyone, she’d never see her mother again.

Kessler is held without bond in the Bay County Jail, charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12.

This type of behavor, threatening a choild, give all MAPs a bad name