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Melbourne Marine accused of sexually battering teen

Erick Zayas Navarro, 31, faces seven counts of sexual battery

31-year-old Erick Zayas Navarro (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A U.S. Marine was arrested Tuesday after sexually battering a teen, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

An arrest affidavit shows that 31-year-old Erick Zayas Navarro, a Marine from Melbourne, was booked on Tuesday after the offense was reported on Feb. 10.

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While few details have been released about what happened, the affidavit says that the victim was between 16 and 17 years old.

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Zayas Navarro faces charges for using a two-way communication device in the facilitation of a felony, using a computer to lure a child and seven counts of sexual battery.

He was released Wednesday on a $112,000 bond.

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