Posted on 08/16/2006 6:15:29 AM PDT by MichaelP
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY A 45-year-old Vero Beach woman accused of having a sexual relationship with a boy since he was 8 years old was arrested Tuesday and held without bond at the Indian River County Jail. Elizabeth Filsell, 45, was arrested about 4:30 a.m. and charged with two counts of capital sexual battery on a child.
Sheriff's detectives started to investigate Filsell on Monday evening after a man reported the boy, now age 14, was attempting to pull swimsuits off of other children while swimming in a pool earlier in the day, according to the arrest affidavit. The man's daughter, who was supervising the children ages 5 to 11, also said the boy's "inappropriate behavior" continued when he made sexual comments to the other children, the affidavit stated.
Troubled by the alleged incident and insinuations the boy made about having sex with Filsell, the man called the state Department of Children and Family Services, which later contacted the Sheriff's Office.
During their investigation and interviews, detectives reported the boy told them "on numerous occasions" that he had sexual contact with Filsell, the affidavit stated.
Initial reports indicate Filsell, a housekeeper for a local hotel, eventually admitted to having sexual contact with boy since he was 8 years old, according to the affidavit.
Detectives allege the contact increased throughout the years and reported she had sex with him when he was 11. An acquaintance of Filsell even told deputies about an "unusual incident" he noticed earlier in the week when Filsell and the boy were in bed together, the affidavit stated.
Sheriff's Capt. Mike Dean said detectives worked throughout the night to investigate the incident.
"She (Filsell) made some incriminating statements that led to the probable cause arrest," said Dean. "It wasn't one single acts, but multiple acts leading to multiple counts. The child is now in a safe environment."
Anna Pullens, who did housekeeping with Filsell for several years, said she never noticed any type of inappropriate behavior while at work. Hotel managers echoed Pullens' remarks.
"She was a really nice person to work with," said Pullens. Filsell is scheduled to have her first appearance in court today.
Not after seeing that picture.
I knew I'd seen that face somewhere.............
see #22
Looks like somebody got two ugly sticks and played the drum solo from In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida on her face.
Not enough booze in the bar to "drink her pretty".
"Veterinary surgeons have been told that they have a responsibility to watch out for evidence of sexual abuse of animals (Valerie Elliott writes). An article in the Veterinary Journal says that by identifying cases vets could halt other possible abuse against wives or children in the same household."
From the Times today....
the total depravity of man and woman...
It turns out that there are as many female pedophiles as male.
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I seriously doubt that.
Bravo! I burst out laughing on that one.
I would bet that body is covered with 10-foot pole marks, too.....
or the police just kept her up for a few hours working on the confession. THEN after no sleep or food, they take the picture.
AIEEE! My eyes!
That's enough to scare the maggots off a turd-wagon.
Now there's something I don't hear everyday.
Is there any data to that effect, or is this your personal belief?
"hmmmm...I'd hit that"
They're all Democrat voters?
Paging banjo joe!
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