Lake County Man Jailed on Six Sexual Battery Charges in Eustis

Alexander Benjamin Johnson, a Lake County man, faces six counts of sexual battery after an alleged assault on a cognitively impaired woman in Eustis. Police arrested Johnson on Wednesday afternoon following a report that surfaced via social media.

The Eustis Police Department said a mother contacted officers after seeing a post about her homeless daughter. Investigators later spoke with the victim, who stated she met Johnson on Sunday night at approximately 7:30 p.m. She was sleeping under a gazebo at Eustis Lake Walk at the time.

According to the police report, the pair walked together to a church located at 600 S. Grove Street to find a place to sleep. The incident allegedly took place upon their arrival at the church. The victim told investigators that she asked Johnson to stop several times throughout the night, but he refused.

The two went to a drop-in center at 115 E. Citrus Avenue on Tuesday morning. It remains unclear from the available records if Johnson and the victim knew each other before meeting on Sunday.

Officers located Johnson on Wednesday while he was riding a bike in Eustis. He is currently being held at the Lake County Jail on the six sexual battery charges.