Palm Beach County Clerk of Court Michael Caruso, a former Republican state legislator who previously backed the death penalty for adults convicted of sexually battering children under 12, was arrested Tuesday on five felony child sex abuse charges.
The 67-year-old married father of seven, who was appointed by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, faces five felony counts: kidnapping, child molestation, lewd exhibition, luring or enticing a child and child abuse causing mental injury, an arrest affidavit shows.
Investigators in Florida say Caruso violated a child—who is a relative—and allege the abuse occurred multiple times from fall 2024 to August 2025, including on a family cruise, a fishing outing and during a Thanksgiving gathering. The child has been receiving therapeutic services since April 2026, according to the police affidavit.
Its always the ones you most suspect.
I though child sex was one of the boxes you had to tick in order to be a up-and-coming Republican 😅 and with Epstein’s timeshare shutdown, you have to go rogue to get your badge. … not serious btw, I’m sure the higher ups already have created a new little tiny sex vacation spot somewhere.
Of course it is. That’s how people will vote to confirm terrible people for important government positions with tears rolling down their cheeks. They know if they don’t all the evidence of only their crimes against children in the clubhouse will become front page news.