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Cantonment Man Arrested On Multiple Sexual Battery, Minor Exploitation Charges
August 5, 2026
A 70-year-old Cantonment man has been arrested by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office following allegations of sexual battery and explicit communications involving a minor.
Gonzalo Quinones is facing multiple felony charges, including sexual battery by an adult on a victim under 12 years of age, lewd or lascivious conduct, and transmitting information harmful to minors.
According to the arrest report, the investigation began in late June after the victim’s family discovered inappropriate and explicit text messages sent from Quinones’ phone number. The family noted that similar messages had been received previously, but they initially believed the texts were sent to the minor by mistake and had been intended for someone else.
A subsequent forensic interview conducted at the Gulf Coast Kids House with the now 14-year-old girl uncovered additional allegations of physical abuse dating back several years, beginning when the victim was 9 years old.
Deputies noted that Quinones initially claimed he was not in his right mind when sending the messages. He later declined to meet further with investigators upon consulting legal counsel.
Quinones remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $345,000. An Escambia County Judge has appointed an expert for a competency evaluation in response to a motion filed in the case, according to court records.
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7 Responses to “Cantonment Man Arrested On Multiple Sexual Battery, Minor Exploitation Charges”
To Sedition— You are correct!
Keep him forever
If rehabilitation was effective we would not be reading about these offenders so often. Those in charge of judicial system should discourage criminal behavior with sentences severe enough to discourage crimes. The sympathetic bleeding hearts should focus their attention more on the victims than the criminals and put the ones harming children away for a long enough time that anyone even thinking of an improper interaction with a child will break out in a sweat.
He should not see 71.
Send this creep to prison where there are no children. Escambia County has TOO MANY SEX OFFENDERS!!!! Parents watch your babies around anyone! They are precious!!!
What has this world come to? Everywhere you look nowadays, “people” are hurting our future generations. WHY?
Lock him up! Throw away the key!