- April 19, 2024
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Story courtesy of the FCSO's Brittany Kershaw
Jazzpen Lee Leonard, 26, was arrested on May 28, 2019, for domestic battery, criminal mischief and sexual battery. The sexual battery charge was later amended by the Office of the State Attorney to unlawful sexual acts with certain minors. The victim was a pregnant 16-year-old. Leonard is the father of the unborn child.
While incarcerated at the Flagler County Jail, Leonard was additionally charged with violation of injunction on three separate occasions after contacting a different victim not related to the above case. He has remained at the jail, serving a sentence for two of the three violation of injunction charges.
During the course of the investigation, detectives recovered nine video recordings from the victim’s cell phone. The recordings clearly show the victim and Leonard engaged in sexual acts.
Leonard is observed recording some of the videos himself.
On Sept. 16, an arrest warrant was signed by a judge for eight counts of promoting sexual performance by a child. The warrant was served to Leonard while he was still incarcerated. The bond was set at $120,000.
“Evidence shows that Leonard knew that the victim was underage,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “He completely took advantage of her and exploited her. I hope the courts take this case seriously and send him to prison for a long time.”
Leonard has a lengthy arrest history in Flagler County dating back to his juvenile years.
