Two men arrested in separate Flagler County Sheriff’s Office investigations into sex offenses against minors have been convicted and sentenced, bringing the total number of child sex crime convictions secured in recent days to several — part of what the FCSO described as a string of successful prosecutions.
Case One: Josiah Morales
Josiah Morales, 19, of Palm Coast, was arrested in August 2025 after Major Case Unit detectives determined he had engaged in sexual activity multiple times with a minor. On June 3, 2026, Morales reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, pleading guilty to child abuse, reduced from the original charge of lewd or lascivious battery.
Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols sentenced Morales to five years of probation with no possibility of early termination. As part of his sentence, Morales must complete sex offender treatment at his own expense, is prohibited from having unsupervised contact with minors, and may not use the internet without prior approval.
Case Two: Jordan Pittmon
Jordan Pittmon, 27, of Daytona Beach, was arrested in February 2025 following an eight-month investigation by the FCSO Major Case Unit, led by Master Detective Kathryn Gordon, into the sexual battery of a 14-year-old victim.
According to detectives, Pittmon first contacted the victim through Instagram in November 2023. After the victim ran away from home, Pittmon picked her up, brought her to his residence, and engaged in sexual activity with her multiple times before leaving her at a park the following day. At some point before the arrest, an adult family member of the victim had discovered the online messages between the two and directly confronted Pittmon, telling him the girl was 14 years old. Pittmon continued communicating with her regardless.
On June 3, Pittmon pleaded no contest to lewd or lascivious battery and traveling to meet a minor. Judge Nichols adjudicated him guilty and sentenced him to 85½ months — just over seven years — in state prison. Upon release, Pittmon will be required to register as a sex offender for life and will serve five years of sex offender probation. He is currently being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, awaiting transfer to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Sheriff’s Statement
“While I personally believe all predators who take advantage of kids should be sentenced to prison, every case is different, and the prosecutor and judges take that into consideration when making prosecution and sentencing decisions,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Our job is to put together a solid investigation and let the justice system handle the rest. I commend our team and thank our partners at the State Attorney’s Office for their hard work to ensure these guys can’t prey on other children and are held accountable for their actions. Within the last few days, we have had numerous successful convictions putting perverts on probation, in jail, or in state prison, and ensuring they are designated as sex offenders or receive sex offender restrictions. My message to predators is this — don’t prey on our children unless you want to be arrested and suffer the consequences that will follow you for life, just as the crimes you committed will follow the victims forever.”
