Florida man accused of unlawful activities with runaway girls

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – An investigation of runaway juveniles has led to the arrest of a Florida man who is accused of unlawful activities with teenage girls, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), its agents arrested Joseph Subic Jr., 66, of Punta Gorda, on Friday, Sept. 16, on two counts of unlawful sex with a minor, two counts of prohibited computer use, two counts of traveling to meet a minor, two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, and three counts of interference with child custody, all felonies.

Charges against Subic and his subsequent arrest came after a joint investigation by FDLE and the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD), the FDLE said.

In June, SPPD began an investigation of runaway juveniles. During the investigation, detectives said they learned that two teenage girls had received payment for nude photographs and for accompanying an older man to hotels and his residence for sexual activity.

Further investigation is alleged to have revealed Subic as the suspect who traveled from his home in Charlotte County to Pinellas County to meet the minor girls.

On Monday, the FDLE said Subic was being held in the Miami-Dade County Jail pending transfer to the Pinellas County Jail. He will be held on a $300,000 bond. He will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.