Ayla Gonzalez Salinas (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office).
A Florida woman who allegedly engaged in sexual conduct with an underage boy she met at a funeral now faces seven felony charges.
Ayla Gonzalez Salinas, 20, was released on bond after being arrested by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday. According to an affidavit obtained by WPEC, a local CBS affiliate, Gonzalez Salinas met the alleged victim at a funeral in November 2024 and they began corresponding on social media. Then, according to the sheriff’s office, things allegedly took an illegal turn in the following months.
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WPEC reported that the correspondence between Gonzalez Salinas and the underage boy allegedly escalated to sexual contact in December 2024, which occurred multiple times throughout the month. The affidavit stated that authorities were notified of the situation in January and began an investigation into Gonzalez Salinas.
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According to WPEC’s reporting on the affidavit, text messages between Gonzalez Salinas and her alleged victim seemingly indicated that she knew what she was doing was wrong. Their conversations reportedly included the need to “get their ‘story’ straight,” per the affidavit. WPEC said the two reportedly agreed on the number of times they would say they met up with each other as well as the underage boy agreeing to say that he was the one who initiated sexual contact.
Gonzalez Salinas was eventually arrested on Monday and charged with seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious behavior, specifically lewd or lascivious battery of a victim aged 12 to 16. She posted bond after midnight on Wednesday.
