FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – After pleading guilty last month, a Palm Coast woman now faces years in prison for raping a 13-year-old child, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
In a release, deputies said that they originally received a report about the incident in January 2025, nearly one year ago.
After looking at text conversations between the child and 26-year-old Angel Sexton, a detective said he determined that she had used her relationship to “take advantage of the victim,” including having sex.
“After the victim returned home in January, Sexton maintained contact through text messages on numerous occasions over a period of several weeks, including telling the victim that she intended to leave her husband for him,” the release reads.
During an interview with deputies, Sexton initially denied having sex with the 13-year-old, though she later admitted to the rape and participating in the text conversations, deputies said.
Sexton was ultimately arrested in St. Augustine for lewd and lascivious battery — a charge that she pleaded guilty to on Dec. 17, the sheriff’s office announced.
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“This woman took the innocence away for a child for her own gratification, and I am glad that justice was served and that she is headed to prison,” Sheriff Rick Staly stated. “I commend the victim who put an end to her advances and spoke up, and thank our Major Case Unit and our partners at the State Attorney’s Office for their work on this case to put another perverted person behind bars.”
Sexton’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 20.