Palm Coast Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Battery on Minors in Ormond Beach

A Palm Coast resident has been arrested for allegedly having multiple sexual encounters with underage girls, the Volusia Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday. 24-year-old Nicholas Alo is currently in jail without bond. On Saturday, June 6, the VSO says Alo had his encounters with two victims ages 13 and 15. He allegedly picked them up and bought them alcohol before taking them to Central Park in Ormond Beach. Here, Alo is said to have had intercourse with both victims. One of the two teens said she knew Alo from a few weeks before the incident. She reportedly told investigators that she met him at a hangout spot in Daytona Beach known as the 'White Fence'. From there, the two are said to have kept in touch on Instagram and Snapchat. An investigation into Alo was launched by the VSO's Child Exploitation Unit. Detectives believe Alo found victims by driving around east Volusia County including locations such as skate parks, boardwalks, and public parks. Whether the 'White Fence' is one of these locations remains unclear. On Wednesday, Alo was arrested and booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail. He's been charged with two counts each of child abuse and lewd/lascivious battery on a victim 12 to 16 years old. An escape charge was also issued to Alo after he allegedly tried running away from detectives as they attempted to walk him to the patrol car. Prior to Wednesday's arrest, Alo has several other charges on file in both Flagler and Volusia counties. These include trespassing, causing a child to commit an act of delinquency, child neglect with great bodily harm, traveling to meet a minor, and lewd/lascivious exhibition via computer among others. In 2020 Alo was convicted of other sex crimes against a minor who was 12 years old at the time. He served a two-year prison sentence for this offense. In 2023 he was sentenced to two years for another incident in which he non-sexually assaulted a minor in Flagler Beach, with one year having already been served in jail. The Volusia Sheriff's Office is asking those who may have information about other incidents involving Alo to contact Detective L. Johnson at (386) 323-3574.