A 20-year-old Orlando man is sitting in Orange County Jail after investigators say he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl over at least two days. He is being held as he waits for a pretrial detention hearing in county court. Officials have kept many specifics of the reported assaults under wraps and say the case is still very much active.
According to WKMG ClickOrlando, Orlando officers arrested the man on Wednesday, and the station reported that the alleged abuse stretched across at least two days. WKMG said the man is awaiting a pretrial detention hearing and aired video of him inside a cell at an Orange County facility. The station’s initial report did not name the suspect.
County public booking records identify the suspect as Powell Maxey Gray, 20, arrested by Orlando Police on a charge described as first-degree sexual battery of a person 12–17 by someone 18 or older, along with a separate false-imprisonment count. The daily booking PDF lists the applicable statute number (794.011) and Orlando Police as the arresting agency. As always, those entries reflect allegations at the time of booking and are not proof of guilt.
What the charges mean
Under Florida Statute Florida Senate, sexual battery covers a range of conduct, and certain acts involving minors are categorized as first-degree felonies. Penalties depend heavily on the specific circumstances, but first-degree sexual battery can mean decades in prison when aggravating factors are involved. At the upcoming pretrial detention hearing, a judge will decide whether Gray stays in jail without bond while prosecutors determine what formal charges to file.
Next steps and resources
Orange County’s inmate lookup and daily booking reports indicate Gray remains in custody. The county maintains a Current Inmate Database and public-records contacts on its website for anyone seeking official documentation. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the case to reach out to Orlando Police or Orange County Corrections, and local victim-services hotlines remain available for confidential support. Hoodline will keep an eye on new court filings and official statements and will update this story as more details surface.
