Courtesy photo/Volusia Branch Jail mug. F. Douglas Wilhite, 56, of Ormond Beach and owner of WELE radio, was arrested today on multiple counts of of engaging in sex acts with a teenage boy, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
ORMOND BEACH -- F. Douglas Wilhite, 56, of Ormond Beach and the owner of WELE-AM radio, was arrested today on an arrest warrant charging him with multiple counts of sex acts with a teenage boy.
Sheriff's office sex crimes investigators executed the warrant this morning at Wilhite's home near Ormond Beach.
"The investigation started when Wilhite was interviewed concerning the victim being reported missing in May," Sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said. "It was learned that Wilhite was a nudist and that the victim and the victim's friends were allowed to be naked around Wilhite."
Haught said Wilhite went on to claim that the victim had made sexual advances toward him, but that Wilhite never touched the boy sexually.
"However, Wilhite said he allowed the victim and his friends to come over to his house and have sex, including in his presence," Haught said. "He also said that he offered to provide video equipment to the victim and his friends if they wanted to film themselves naked."
Investigators spoke to the victim in July, Haught said, and learned from him that Wilhite would provide alcohol to him if he would agree to be naked. The victim also said that Wilhite had engaged in sex acts with him about a dozen times.
Wilhite was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach with a $100,000 bond.
Anyone who knows about additional victims is asked to contact investigators at the Sheriff's Office's Sex Crimes Unit at (386) 323-3574 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at 1-888-277-TIPS. Callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000. Individuals can also Text a tip by texting "TIP231 plus the message" to CRIMES.