Oldsmar Resident and Brandon Cheerleading Coach Charged With Sexual Battery on a Minor
Pinellas detectives have charged an Oldsmar man, 28 year-old Victor Valenty, after he had inappropriate sexual activity with a 15-year-old female.
According to detectives, Valenty was a cheerleading coach for Storm All Stars Cheer and Dance located at 514 Corner Drive in Brandon, where he met the victim.
Detectives say Valenty engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with the victim at his residence located at 1423 Old Village Way in Oldsmar. The inappropriate activity occurred from September 2016 through April 2017.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested Valenty on June 21, 2018 for additional charges that occurred in their jurisdiction. Hillsborough investigators say that between March or April 2016 until May 2017, the victim received multiple sexually explicit images of Victor Valenty through SnapChat. Between August 2016 through May 2017, Valenty traveled from his residence, within Pinellas County, to different locations within Hillsborough County to pick up the victim and take her back to his residence to engage in sexual activity.
On June 23, 2018, HCSO announced that during the course of this investigation, detectives have identified a second victim. In the early parts of June 2018, Victor Martin Valenty had inappropriate sexual contact with a 17 year-old, female victim. Valenty, 28, admitted communicating with the minor through SnapChat and the telephone before picking her up in Hillsborough and taking her back to his residence in Pinellas County.
Hillsborough County detectives have charged him the following: Traveling to Meet Minor (x10), Distribute Obscene Material to a Minor, Unlawful Use of a Two Way Communications Device, Obscene Communication Cause Allow Use of Computer Pornography.
On June 21, 2018, Pinellas detectives interviewed Valenty at the Hillsborough County Jail, located at 1201 Orient Road in Tampa, where Valenty admitted to the allegations.
Pinellas detectives presented the case to the Pinellas/Pasco State Attorney’s Office and a warrant was issued for four counts of Sexual Battery (Custodial Authority).
Hillsborough County deputies served the warrant for Valenty at the Hillsborough County Jail on June 22, 2018 at approximately 6:00 pm and he will later be transferred to the Pinellas County Jail for his charges.
The investigation continues.