Debra A. Vadala of Lake Worth, Florida Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Minor

Debra A. Vadala of Lake Worth, Florida was arrested Thursday after she was accused of having sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old boy, news sources report. The victim was the one who reported the alleged assault to police. Vadala, 40, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on charges of sexual assault. A judge ordered that she be held on $10,000 bail bond. Thus far, no lawyer has released a statement on behalf of Vadala. Vadala maintains a job in the home health field, though the details of that job are currently unknown. It is also unclear how this arrest will affect Vadala's line of employment. According to reports, Vadala lives in an apartment complex in Lake Worth; the victim lives in the story under her, sources say. It is not clear how Vadala became acquainted with the boy or how long the two have known each other. The incident came to light when the victim went to police, claiming that he had had sexual intercourse with Vadala five times. He allegedly told police that he and Vadala had engaged in sexual intercourse just five days before. The boy alleges that Vadala was aware that he was only 17 and told him that she knew it was against the law for her to sleep with the victim because of his age. The victim said Vadala would invite him to her apartment late at night and greet him wearing nothing but a robe. Reports say Vadala and the victim allegedly discussed their liaisons via text message. Police spoke with Vadala on Thursday and she admitted to having sex with the boy, but only on two occasions. Vadala said she only learned the boy was 17 recently, but did not say whether she had sex with him after that discovery. Police say they were able to verify the victim's side of the story because he was able to describe a tattoo that Vadala has on her right hip. Vadala was not the only South Florida resident accused of a sexual crime recently. Julian Bastian of Fort Lauderdale was arrested Saturday after he allegedly masturbated on a mentally handicapped woman's porch, reports say. Bastian, 34, was booked into the Broward County Main Jail on a count of lewd and lascivious offenses in the presence of a woman with a mental handicap. His bail bond was set at $25,000. It is not yet clear whether he has hired legal aid.