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Man charged with sex with a minor

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A 30-year-old man faces a charge of having sex with an unmarried person under 18.

The Clay County Sheriff's Office initially responded to the area Bullrush Court and Aster Avenue in response to a call about the possible location of a missing juvenile Thursday around 3:30 a.m. The officer then went to a home on Bullrush Court to speak with the homeowner.

Police said the homeowner came home to find Brandon Stevens wearing shorts lying in bed with an unknown girl.

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The victim told police she met Stevens while walking to her friend's house and then went to his home. She told officers the two talked, exchanged ages and had consensual sex.

Stevens was arrested and taken to the Clay County jail.