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Florida man forced 5-year-old girl to perform sex act, deputies say

The Ocala man is facing the possibility of life in prison if convicted.
Credit: Marion County Jail

OCALA, Fla. — A 49-year-old Ocala man forced a 5-year-old girl to perform sex acts on him, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies say Matthew Alvin Hockenberry was arrested Wednesday on a charge of capital sex battery-domestic. It carries a possible life sentence. He is being held without bail.

On Monday, deputies learned the victim had told one of her relatives that Hockenberry had forced her to perform the sex act at a Marion County home multiple times.

Hockenberry was brought in for an interview, and deputies said he confirmed the victim's story. Deputies said he told them it had happened three or four times within the past month.

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