A Wildwood rape suspect is free on $75,000 bond after a judge agreed to set bond in his case.
Perry Vincent Martin Jr., 33, was released Friday from the Sumter County Detention Center where he had been lodged since Aug. 13 when he was arrested for violating the terms of his earlier release.
Martin had originally been free on $50,000 bond following his April 10 arrest on a charge of sexual battery. He is accused of raping a teen he met online.
The teenager he allegedly attacked was interviewed by Wildwood police at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. She said she had met Martin on the dating website, “Tagged.” She agreed to allow him to pick her up and take her to his house for a BBQ dinner. Once they reached his residence, Martin stood in his bedroom and offered the teen something to drink. He grabbed her by the throat and repeatedly told her in profane language that he wanted to have sex with her, according to the arrest report. He forcibly pulled down her pants and had unprotected sex with the teen, all the while squeezing her throat. After he was finished, she was able to break away. She began banging on doors in the neighborhood, pleading for help.
He was arrested again Aug. 3 after he was caught driving on U.S. 301 on a permit allowing him to drive to and from work. His license has been suspended for refusal to submit to a breath/urine/blood test in Orange County.
