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Sarasota News Leader November 22, 2013 Page 83 TWO ARRESTED FOR FILMING SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A MINOR The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has release continues. His arrest warrant orders arrested two men for having sex with a minor him held without bond until he faces a judge and creating videos and photos of the encoun- in Sarasota County. ters, the office has announced. Smart is charged with three counts of Unlawful The 16-year-old victim reported that the inci- Sexual Activity with Certain Minors; four dents took place between July and October, counts of Sexual Performance by a Child, for a news release says. Detectives executed a directing sexual conduct of the victim; and 11 search warrant last month at the home of one of counts of Sexual Performance by a Child, for the suspects, Sean Smart, 37, of 1807 Marbeth the pictures and videos. St., Sarasota, and seized evidence in the case, the release adds. Smart fled the state, but a The second suspect, David Bell, 27, of 3365 deputy with the Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Seventh St., Sarasota, was arrested Monday working in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals and charged with one count of Unlawful Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force, devel- Sexual Activity with Certain Minors and oped information on Smart's location and the one count of Directing or Promoting Sexual Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Performance by a Child. He is being held on Team captured him Nov. 20 in Cincinnati, the $350,000 bond. % David Gregory Bell/Contributed photo Sean Smart/Contributed photo