NewsFOX 13 Tampa BayAugust 28, 2026Hillsborough
Judge grants $160,000 bond to suspended Palm Beach County Clerk Michael Allen Caruso in child sex abuse case
A judge granted a $160,000 bond on Friday to suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Michael Allen Caruso, who faces charges of sexually abusing a young boy multiple times since 2024. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is seeking a review of the judge's decision, which she described as an 'appalling order.'
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The decision allows a public official charged with serious criminal offenses to remain out of custody while awaiting trial, a move the state's top law enforcement official is actively challenging.
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personRon DeSantispersonJeremy RedfernpersonMichael Allen CarusopersonDonna RotunnopersonA. James CranerpersonReuben RoachpersonJames UthmeierpersonAshley Moody“Seeking a review of the bond order.”organizationFlorida Attorney General's OfficeorganizationFlorida Department of Law EnforcementlocationPalm Beach County“Jurisdiction where the defendant served as Clerk.”