ACSO detention deputy charged with sexual assault

A county detention deputy was charged Thursday for sexually assaulting a minor.

Deputies with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested Donald Adam Dixon, 34, on a warrant for sexually assaulting a person between the ages of 12 and 18 and for using a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child, according to an ACSO press release.

Dixon had worked at the ACSO’s Department of the Jail since June 1, 2015, according to the release.

ACSO Sheriff Sadie Darnell suspended Dixon after the allegations came out last week. He was fired following the arrest, according to the release.

On Friday, Judge Robert E. Roundtree Jr. issued a standing no-contact order against Dixon, which prevents him from going within 500 feet of the child’s home or car, according to Alachua County Court records. Additionally, Dixon cannot communicate or have physical contact with the person.

Following a question posted to the ACSO Facebook page Friday asking why a photo of Dixon has not been released, the Sheriff’s Office responded by citing Section 119 of Florida Statute. The section states photos of active and former law enforcement officers are exempt from public disclosure without the individual’s consent.

Authorities took Dixon to the Alachua County Jail where he remains, as of press time, in lieu of a $350,000 bond. Additional charges are pending as the investigation continues, according to the release.