Molester Hits The Roof When Told To Hit The Road

by Kevin Gillick

A local sex offender has been released from the Brevard County Jail after his arrest for assaulting a Rockledge woman.  According to  Rockledge Police,  Carl David Herto became violent after the woman told him to stay away from her and her family.  

The woman had been dating Herto until she became aware of his 1997 sex offense, and broke off the relationship. She said Herto came to her home five days later on May 21, and became enraged when she told him to leave.   Herto allegedly took the woman’s car keys and snatched her cell phone as she attempted to call police.  He threw the phone against the wall and pushed the woman over a table,  according to the complaint.

Rockledge Police took him into custody where he has remained since his release June 3rd. Herto is charged with a single count of Battery – a misdemeanor. Two felony charges of False Imprisonment and Tampering With a Witness will not be pressed by the State Attorney.  He is due to appear before Judge John C. Murphy, in Viera,  June 28th.

The arrest report says Herto threatened to burn down the place of business operated by his former employer.  His criminal record shows he served three years in prison in the late 1980′s for Arson.  Herto has also been imprisoned for Burglary and Grand Theft. 

The Rockledge mother of two, told police she fears for her safety.

Herto, (41) served nearly four years in a Michigan prison for Criminal Sexual Conduct. He admitted to assaulting a five year-old girl in the basement of a home where he had been babysitting the child. He relocated to Florida upon his release in 2000,  and is compelled by law to register as a sex offender.

View Herto’s Rockledge Arrest Report: HERTO_Rockledge

View Herto’s Michigan Sex Offense: HERTO_Michigan

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