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July 24, 2007 MAN SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS FOR SEX CHARGE State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the sentencing of Michael Anthony Griffin to 50 years in prison for a charge of Sexual Battery by a Person in Familial or Custodial Authority. Griffin, B/M, DOB: 08/28/1963, entered a plea when he showed up in court for jury selection for the 2005 case. He was sentenced for having sex–and impregnating–a relative over whom he had custodial authority. Circuit Court Judge Dedee S. Costello found Griffin to be a Habitual Felony Offender and imposed the 50 year sentence to be served consecutively to his current prison sentence for an unrelated burglary. Griffin was also designated a sexual predator and ordered to have no contact with the victim or her family. Florida law requires that an inmate serve at least 85 per cent of his sentence. (A photo can be found on the DOC website. DC # 729757). |