A Florida child sex abuse suspect whose victims included his own granddaughter comes days after family members teamed up with America’s Most Wanted to raise awareness about the case. arrested.
Davey Albarran, 51, has been on the run since 2022 on charges of sexual assault and indecent assault on two young children. When his daughters, Ana and Yaneily Albarran, learned of the accusations, they launched a viral campaign on social media that garnered over 80 million views online and attracted the attention of the America’s Most Wanted team. Ta.
Presenter John Walsh vowed on last week’s broadcast that he would “catch that filth.” “I guarantee it.”
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Davey Albarran, 51, has been wanted since 2022 on suspicion of child sexual abuse. His own daughters helped raise his awareness about this case, and one of his alleged victims is his grandson. (“America’s Most Wanted”/FOX Nation)
This is the first filmed since Walsh’s son Callahan joined the show as a co-host, less than a week after the reboot’s fourth episode.
“I’m not a professional baseball player, but it’s better than hitting a grand slam in the World Series,” Callahan Walsh told FOX News Digital. “This is why we’re doing what we’re doing, and our viewers, the FOX viewers of ‘America’s Most Wanted,’ have done it again and provided justice to a family that desperately needed it. .”
Tips started pouring in after the show aired last Monday.
“It’s better than hitting a grand slam in the World Series.”
“It’s great that the show is being revamped,” he added. “It’s an honor to work with my dad. It’s a very tough job.”
Within six days, a Polk County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit arrested Albarran at a residence on Country Haven Drive in Lakeland, Florida.
“It may have been Country Haven Drive, but it wasn’t a haven for him,” Sheriff Grady Judd said after his arrest.
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From left, Ana and Yaneily Albarran join “America’s Most Wanted” hosts John and Callahan Walsh to discuss the search for Davey Albarran. Days after the episode aired, Polk County, Florida, deputies received a slew of tips and tracked him down. (“America’s Most Wanted”/FOX Nation)
In an interview with FOX 35 Orlando, he praised Albarran’s daughters for their courage.
“He’s a pedophile. He’s a child molester. He’s the worst of the worst. I commend his adult daughters for working with us to arrest him,” the sheriff said. Ta.
The Father-Son Crime Team, joined by Albarran’s daughters, shared a photo of the suspect and some of his characteristics, including multiple scars and crooked teeth.
Law enforcement authorities arrested the fugitive in the same town where he was last seen in 2023.
“I actually got a call from my sister,” Yaneily Albarran told AMW last week. “And she said my child had told her that Davey had been sexually abusing her for the past few months. And my heart sank. I was devastated.”
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Davey Albarran was arrested over the weekend in Florida with the help of a tipster and a K-12 unit after being featured on “America’s Most Wanted.” It is said that (Polk County Sheriff’s Office)
It was a life-changing betrayal.
“My father was my best friend and I couldn’t believe he did that,” she said. “As a father, you should protect your family, not hurt them.”
The daughters suspect their father had additional victims, based on the responses they received after going public with their story.
“I was flooded with DMs from other people who said they were also victims as children,” Ana Albarrán said. “My worst nightmare is that I don’t catch him in time and he ends up hurting someone else.”
Davey Albarran has many characteristics, including scars on his hands and forehead, and crooked teeth. His daughter Ana Albarrán warns there may be more victims who have gone unreported. (“America’s Most Wanted”/FOX Nation)
Callahan-Walsh told Fox News Digital that anyone who believes he was a victim should contact local law enforcement or police in Osceola, where Albarran’s warrant was issued.
“It was amazing to get that first point,” he said of Albarrán’s arrest. “We knew it was only a matter of time. We were profiling people we could catch.”
The Polk County Jail website lists Albarran as being held without bail. Since being on the run, he has lost about 40 pounds and grown a goatee and mustache. He is scheduled to stand trial in Osceola County and is also behind on his child support payments in Orange County, authorities said.
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