Sumter County Sheriff: School employee charged with sexual battery of 83-year-old woman

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a Sumter School Board employee on charges of sexual battery, burglary, and aggravated stalking in connection with an attack on an elderly resident in The Villages that took place on October 22nd.The suspect is 45-year-old Nicholas McCray, who has been working at Wildwood Elementary School as a Physical Education Paraprofessional. A statement posted on the Sumter County School District's Facebook page says that McCray has been in his current position since 2024, and was previously employed by the district for 13 years beginning in 2008.According to a release from the Sheriff's Office, the 83-year-old victim reported the attack in The Village of Lynnhaven at 4:14 am on the 22nd. Following that incident, the victim had a doorbell camera installed and another security camera placed on the side of her house.The suspect allegedly returned three days later and was caught on camera looking into the victim's windows, and Sheriff's detec