The State Attorney is seeking the death penalty against a man for the rape and murder of a teen in Orlando.
Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Andrew Bain’s office filed a Notice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty in the capital felony First Degree Murder case against 28-year-old Jerry Dorisme after an Orange County grand jury indicted him for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a juvenile female.
On July 4, 2024, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a man-down call at an apartment complex in the 4400 block of S. Rio Grande Avenue. After arriving on scene, deputies found a juvenile female victim who had been stabbed. Medical personnel transported her to a local hospital where they pronounced her dead.
Through investigative means, OCSO deputies developed Dorisme as a suspect. Detectives located him and arrested him one week later.
The decision to seek the death penalty is based on the facts of the offense and the defendant’s prior record. According to the State Attorney’s office, the statutory aggravating factors the State intends to prove are:
- The defendant is a convicted felon previously convicted of a capital felony or a felony involving the use or threat of violence to another person.
- The defendant committed the capital felony while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, sexual battery and kidnapping.
- The capital felony was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel.
The State Attorney’s office presented sufficient evidence to a grand jury on August 28th to secure an indictment against Dorisme for First Degree Murder (with a Weapon), Kidnapping with Intent to Inflict Bodily Harm or Terrorize (with a Weapon), Sexual Battery (with a Deadly Weapon or Physical Force) and Attempted Sexual Battery (with a Deadly Weapon or Physical Force).
