13-Year-Old Boy attacked By Man At I-Drive Hotel

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Orange County detectives are looking for a man who raped a teenage boy in a hotel room.

The attack happened at the Marriott Grand Vista Resort on International Drive on Sunday afternoon. Orange County detectives have a decent description of their suspect, but still no arrests.

Detectives say, around two o'clock Sunday afternoon, a man posing as a room service attendant knocked on the hotel room door of a 13-year-old boy. The teen let the man in and was raped by the suspect.

Investigators so far haven't said if they suspect the man is an employee of the Marriott Grande Vista Resort, or if he was staying at the hotel, or if he snuck onto the grounds.

The boy did get a good look at the suspect. He's described as a man in his early 30s, with a dark complexion, stocky build, about 6'1", clean shaven with a bald head. He has light-colored brown eyes, possibly with the help of colored contact lenses.

The sheriff's office is offering a reward through Crimeline. If you have any information, call 1-800-423-TIPS


OMG thats Awful :(
 
Truly horrible! Prayers said for this boy - can't imagine what he must be going through!
 

Good heavens! I thought that was suppost to be a very nice luxury hotel.

Many prayers for the family. I hope they find the person.
 
Investigators in Orange County, Fla., are searching Monday for a man who posed as a hotel employee. Police said the suspect knocked on a room door and told a 13-year-old boy at the Marriot Grande Vista Hotel in Orlando that he was from room service and housekeeping. :(
 
That is horrible! We almost stayed at that place this coming vacation! (not that it couldn't happen anywhere......)
 
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That's sickening! I hope the sicko gets everything he deserves once he's caught. :mad:

That poor child! Prayers for him and his family.
 
I hope there is no twist to this story and just find the person, but it is probably looking for a needle in a haystack.
 
Poor kid, I will have to rethink how closely I watch my kids on vacation.

I hope the perpetrator wan't in town for Gay Days. The religious right would have a field day with that.
 
That is just sickening :(

I am sure the parents are devastated too. This is exactly why I never leave my kids alone in a hotel room.

This is our favorite resort too. I hope the boy will be alright emotionally and physically.
 
Originally posted by momof2inPA

I hope the perpetrator wan't in town for Gay Days. The religious right would have a field day with that.

I'm not sure what to make of this statement really because I believe that you would probably lump me into the 'religious right' catagory (although that's not how I see myself). And I certainly would not have a 'field day' with this incident for any reason. It's a terrible, horrible thing and my prayers are with this boy and his family.
 
That is just awful. There are some sick people in this world and bad things can happen anywhere.
 
According to the 2nd link Miss Jasmine posted the 13 yr old made it up. So now it looks like there is an innocent man out there whose picture has been plasted all over the news. So at htis point I have no sympathy for this boy. Unfortunately, it looks as if the police are letting him off without any charges as well.
 
I'm so glad this did not happen.

Glad his parents are getting him professional help :mad:
 
What the???? He made it up? That is quite strange. I bet the Mariott is happy it got cleared up. I was definately going to pass on it for a moment there.
 
The second link clear states that the police believe that the boy made up the attack....Hope he gets the help he needs...very sad...
 














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