State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced that on July 9, 2021, a Santa Rosa County jury found, James Johnston Stevens, 36 years of age, of Milton, Florida, guilty of three counts of Sexual Battery on a victim less than 12 Years of Age. Stevens committed the offenses against the three year old child in Milton between March 1, 2019 and July 6, 2019.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 5, 2021, before Judge Darlene Dickey. Stevens faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison and designation as a Sexual Predator.
The investigation was conducted by Detective Mitchell Kelly of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Stephanie Pace. For further information, please contact Stephanie Pace at 850-983-4453.
