A 20-year-old Safety Harbor man was arrested Tuesday after a 14-year-old said he touched her inappropriately while she was sleeping, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Eric Rashaad Clark admitted to the allegations during an interview with detectives from the Crimes Against Children Unit, the Sheriff's Office said. He is being held in the county jail on $100,000 bail on a charge of sexual battery on a minor.
The girl told detectives the incident occurred when she fell asleep in a chair at a friend's house in Safety Harbor on April 23. When she woke up, Clark was touching her in an inappropriate and sexual manner, the Sheriff's Office said. The girl was acquainted with Clark and told deputies she tried to stop him from touching her but was unsuccessful.
She didn't report the battery to an adult until April 28, detectives said.