Deltona, FL – A Deltona man charged with raping and molesting 2 underage girls tells deputies that painkillers made him unaware of what he was doing.
37-year-old William E. Baker was arrested around 6 PM Tuesday during a traffic stop on State Road 415 in Osteen.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says Baker initially resisted arrest and was forced to the ground, causing several cuts to his face.
Investigators say it all started last August with an anonymous tip to the Department of Children & Families hotline where someone claimed Baker molested a child in Deltona.
According to the incident report, a girl told detectives she was between the ages of 12 and 13 when Baker made her get naked in front of a video camera, watch porn and sleep in bed with him.
The girl claims it all happened when her mom was away for 2 days at a work conference sometime in 2012 or 2013, per the report.
Another girl told VCSO that Baker molested her starting when she was 4 or 5 years old in New York and also had sex with her in Sanford after getting her drunk.
The report also noted that Baker threatened that girl at one point with an aluminum bat and told her repeatedly that no one would believe her if she reported him to law enforcement.
When questioned, Baker claimed painkillers he was taking for a back problem affected his memory, per the report.
As of 1 PM Thursday, Baker is held without bond at Volusia County Jail on charges of sexual battery of a minor, lewd & lascivious molestation of a minor and resisting an officer.
William E. Baker (mugshot courtesy VCJ)
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