A family trip to SeaWorld turned into a nightmare for two parents after a man allegedly raped their 2-year-old daughter and saved pictures of the horrific crime on his cell phone, authorities said Friday.
Michael Grzybowicz, of Cocoa Beach Fla., has been held without bail in the Brevard County Jail since Saturday.
The 26-year-old allegedly molested the child Feb. 17 while her parents were on a ride. He had gone to the Orlando amusement park with the family, and the little girl's mother had asked him to watch the child, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
Police told WKMG that Grzybowicz was a co-worker of the girl's mother.
The crime was discovered after photographs of the alleged rape were found on the suspect's phone. He had e-mailed the photos to his personal Yahoo account.
The four photographs found on the phone clearly show the violation of the little girl, who was wearing diaper and a yellow sun dress while riding in a stroller, according to records.
Grzybowicz, a cook at a restaurant in Melbourne, told investigators he didn't know how the photos got onto his cell phone, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The girl's mother told authorities she had left her daughter alone with Grzybowicz for about 10 minutes while she and her boyfriend went on an amusement ride.
"Nothing is more important than the safety and welfare of our guests, and our team members are trained to report any kind of suspicious behavior," Sea World said in a statement. "Illegal behavior of any type is not tolerated at our parks. Our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time."
Grzybowicz has been jailed since Saturday on charges of possessing child pornography.
Cops are looking into the possibility that Grzybowciz had molested another child under the age of 12 in case unrelated the latest incident at SeaWorld.
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