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Bond Set For Century Capital Child Sexual Battery Suspect
November 4, 2021
Bond has been set for a Century man accused of the sexual battery of a minor child over a two-year period.
Michael Tracy Tedder, 29, was arrested Thursday on three counts of capital sexual battery of a victim under 12 by a person in familial custody. If convicted as charged, Tedder faces up to life in prison.
During a recent appearance, Tedder entered a plea of not guilty, and his bond was set at $3 million. He remains in the Escambia County Jail.
The victim disclosed at school that she had been raped by Tedder, according to an arrest report. She stated that it hurt, and about the time she healed, he would do it again, the report continues. The alleged abuse occurred between January 1, 2020, and October 20, 2021.
Much of the arrest report is redacted under Florida law, but it states “several (others) divulged sexual abuse by Michael Tedder. The incidents they described were similar to the sexual abuse disclosed, adding credibility to her statement.”
When the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office went to Tedder’s home on October 20 to investigate the sexual battery allegations, deputies found Tedder and three others living in squalor with six children in two campers.
They found Michael Tedder and his wife 28-year old Elizabeth Mae Dennis, along with 55-year old Norman Tracy Tedder and his wife 50-year old Tabitha Rolin Tedder. All four were charged with felony child neglect. Only Michael Tedder is accused of a sex crime; the other three have not been charged with any other crime or named as suspects.
The Department of Children and Families temporarily removed the children and transported them to the Gulf Coast Kids House.
For more information on the child neglect allegations, click or tap here for an earlier story.
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5 Responses to “Bond Set For Century Capital Child Sexual Battery Suspect”
I hope they put that creep in open population while in jail. All the inmates, I’m sure, already know his name. Pitiful, just pitiful. Bless those children’s sweet hearts.
Evil
the only help he needs is a bullet
That is a sick man he needs help
I’m so proud of this brave young girl, it took a lot of courage to speak up. I pray that she gets all the support and help that she needs.
As for the accused, if you’re guilty, you deserve everything you get and more,. No sympathy for those who harm children for their own sick perversions, death should be the only punishment option.