Molester Beaten In Jail Cell By Former Victim
Attacker, 22, Recognizes Kevin Kinder As Man Who Abused Him 11 Years Ago
TAMPA, Fla. -- A
convicted child molester who was placed in the same Florida jail cell with one
of his victims was beaten unconscious Thursday.
The former victim was being held on a probation violation.
Authorities say he recognized cellmate Kevin Kinder as the man who abused
him and three other boys when he was 11 years old.
His lawyer said the man, who is now 22, jumped on Kinder and punched him
repeatedly.
The former victim's mother called the encounter a "fluke" but added that
it was very "therapeutic" for her son.
There were about 65 other inmates in the holding cell at the time of the
attack.
Kinder is serving 60 years in state prison on a probation violation after
serving six years for molesting the four boys. He was at the Tampa facility for
a hearing.
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