FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 17-year-old boy, who stands accused of an attempted sexual battery in Weston, appeared in juvenile court on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale.
Prosecutors told the judge that they are working to charge Anthony Gonzalez Tovar as an adult. The judge decided to delay his release for another month.
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies released surveillance video of the attack on April 8 near Golf Club Road.
Detectives believe Gozalez Tovar had been masturbating in public and was exposing himself. The video shows the attacker taking off his shoes before the ambush.
The woman was sitting on the grass when the attacker approached her from behind. She fought back until he ran away.
Deputies arrested Gonzalez Tovar on April 17, and corrections booked him at the Juvenile Assessment Center.
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