- April 18, 2024
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Story courtesy of the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, by Public Affairs Manager Brittany Kershaw
Deputies arrested a former Boys and Girls Club counselor after he allegedly molested an 8 to 9-year-old girl.
In May 2018, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a delayed report of a sex offense that had occurred at a Boys and Girls Club in Flagler County between 2011 and 2012. The reporting person stated that one of the summer camp counselors, Dontia Deone Mobley, now 34, molested one of the camp attendees on multiple occasions between May 2011 and August 2012.
The case was assigned to Detective Nicole Quintieri of the Major Case Unit. While investigating the incident, Quintieri interviewed the suspect, who confirmed working at the Boys and Girls Club and eventually provided a confession.
On April 29, a warrant was obtained for the arrest of Mobley for molestation on a victim under 12 years old. At 10:40 a.m., detectives with the FCSO Major Case Unit located the suspect near the intersection of East Drain Street and South State Street in Bunnell and took him into custody.
Mobley was taken to the Flagler County Jail, where he is being held without bond. He has previous arrests in Flagler County for aggravated child abuse, lewd and lascivious molestation, and two counts of violation of felony probation.
“This person used his position of authority to abuse a young child,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I hope he is prosecuted to the furthest extent possible so that he cannot prey on anyone else. He deserves to serve the rest of his life in prison. Our detectives did a great job in closing this difficult case.”
