A St. Cloud man who sexually abused a 13-year-old victim since she was a toddler, has been arrested and charged with 280 counts of sexual battery, Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies said.
Brent Thomas Galbraith, 38, of Chisholm Road in St. Cloud was arrested on Wednesday without incident.
Deputies said that Galbraith was first arrested in October last year and charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one count of child abuse after a 13-year-old reported sexual abuse from a family member. In December 2009, he was convicted of 2 counts of lewd and lascivious battery and was registered as a sex offender, serving 10 years of probation.
On December 21, the victim in the original case reported additional sexual abuse dating back to when she was a toddler. Based on this information, Galbraith was arrested and charged with 280 counts of Domestic Sexual Battery.
Deputies said that Galbraith is also under investigation for burglary and video voyeurism, after a father reported finding hidden video cameras in his 17-year-old daughter’s bedroom. The case was reported in August 2009 and at the time, Galbraith, who was neighbor of the victim, cooperated with detectives and provided details about setting up the cameras.
Galbraith is being held in the Osceola County Jail.
