{"id":5225,"date":"2026-08-24T15:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:39:31","slug":"wife-of-arrested-desantis-ally-stands-by-him-calls-child-abuse-allegations-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5225","title":{"rendered":"Wife of arrested DeSantis ally stands by him, calls child abuse allegations \u2018false\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Tracy Caruso, the wife of suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso arrested last week on child sex abuse charges, said Monday she believes in his innocence and will \u201cstand firmly beside him as he faces these serious allegations and works to clear his name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5223\">Shirtless man seen on video in home invasion goes to prison, SC prosecutor says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Caruso said she is resigning from public boards \u201cto devote my attention and energy to standing with him through the fight ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Tracy Caruso to the Palm Beach State College district board of trustees and the Health Care District of Palm Beach County. She was also appointed locally to the Palm Beach County Housing and Finance Authority and serves as the chairwoman.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know my husband,\u201d her statement begins. \u201cI love Mike, I believe him, and I believe in his innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Caruso was arrested Aug. 18; DeSantis, who appointed him to the clerk\u2019s post last year, immediately suspended him from office. He is in jail in Orange County on charges of lewd or lascivious molestation, kidnapping, luring and enticing a child, lewd or lascivious exhibition and child abuse, according to his arrest affidavit. In a hearing Friday, prosecutors will argue to keep him detained until his trial.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He has entered a not-guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Caruso\u2019s old sexual abuse allegations are easy to find. Why didn\u2019t DeSantis know?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Tracy Caruso\u2019s statement was issued to the Miami Herald by Juda Engelmayer, a crisis communications consultant whose clientele includes other prominent figures accused of sexual wrongdoing: Harvey Weinstein, Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs and the three Alexander brothers convicted in March.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5221\">How SC\u2019s Mace, Wilson repaired relationship after bruising start in GOP primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese accusations are false and do not reflect the man I know or the life we have built together,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cThere is far more to this story than what has appeared in the headlines, including important context surrounding how these allegations came about. In short time, those facts will come to light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>She said others \u201chave rushed to judgment\u201d even though people who are accused have a presumption of innocence in the justice system.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllegations are not convictions, and accusations are not proof. I will not abandon him because others have rushed to judgment,\u201d she said in the statement. \u201cMy place is beside Mike, and I intend to devote my attention and energy to standing with him through the fight ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>READ NEXT: \u2018Child deserves privacy.\u2019 DeSantis faces heat for outing victim in Caruso sex case<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Caruso said she is resigning from public boards so that her husband\u2019s arrest doesn\u2019t distract from \u201ctheir important work.\u201d The decision is not \u201ca retreat or an acknowledgment of wrongdoing,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is a decision about where I need to be right now: beside my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=5220\">How SC\u2019s Mace, Wilson repaired relationship after bruising start in GOP primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracy Caruso says she believes in Mike Caruso&#39;s innocence and resigns from Palm Beach County boards to stand by him as he faces child sex abuse allegations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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