ARREST – SEXUAL OFFENDER
OCTOBER 11TH, 2023
RELEASED BY: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION MP230066465

DOUGLAS LOUIS RYAN
DOB: 07/05/1990
SEXUAL OFFENDER
CHARGES
Lewd/Lascivious Molestation (1 Count)

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On September 27th, 2023, officers with the Melbourne Police Department responded to 571 Footbridge Drive, in Melbourne regarding a complaint that a 10-year-old child had been molested the previous day.

Detectives assigned to MPD’s Major Crimes Unit, which investigates homicides and sexual crimes including crimes against children subsequently assumed the investigation.

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Detectives worked quickly with partners at the Florida Department of Children & Families/Child Advocacy Center and ultimately were able to develop probable cause for the arrest of 33-year-old DOUGLAS RYAN for one count of ‘Lewd or Lascivious Molestation’ upon a child younger than 12 years – punishable by life imprisonment. During the course of their investigation, detectives learned that Ryan had fled the area to a location in Palm Beach County.

Prior to this incident, DOUGLAS RYAN had been classified as a Sexual Offender pursuant to his guilty plea to ‘Lewd or Lascivious Battery’ upon a child older than 12 years but younger than 16 years, here in Brevard County in 2010.

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