- April 16, 2024
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A 33-year-old Flagler County man was arrested for child molestation April 17 after admitting to detectives that he'd had sexual contact with a 13-year-old Palm Coast girl, claiming it was a "normal boyfriend/girlfriend relationship," according to a Flagler County Sheriff's Office report.
The victim, now 14, had reported to the FCSO that suspect Calib Callard had engaged in a sexual relationship with her from April 2019 to August 2019, and that he'd kissed her and had touched her genitals over her clothes.
The girl "struggled to give details in fear [Callard] would get in trouble," according to the FCSO report.
Callard, a resident of Acorn Avenue in the Daytona North community in western Flagler County, has a previous arrest history dating back to 2016 that includes charges for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, possession and sale of methamphetamine and failure to appear. He'd pleaded no contest to the felony aggravated assault charge in February, according to county court records.
When detectives twice met with Callard about the molestation case, Callard "described the relationship as a normal boyfriend/girlfriend relationship," according to a deputy's report in his arrest affidavit. Callard also "stated that his drinking problem was a contributing factor," according to the affidavit.
“This is a child molester that took advantage of a child and needs to be locked up before he can harm this victim or anyone else,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in an FCSO news release. “For a grown 33-yeard old man to think a relationship with a 13-year old child is normal shows that he is a deranged individual. I hope the victim is able to get the help she needs to recover.”
Callard is charged with lewd or lascivious molestation on a victim 12-16 years old. He is being held at the county jail on a $15,000 bond.
