SRSO: Navarre man touched boy's chest while masturbating 'a couple hundred times'

A Navarre man is accused of inviting a boy into his home hundreds of times over a span of four years and masturbating while touching the boy's chest and instructing him to breathe deeply.

David Larimer, 58, was arrested Wednesday, charged with lewd or lascivious behavior and booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail without bond. County records indicate he remained in custody Thursday afternoon.

Two parents contacted the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office in December to report their son had been molested by Larimer on multiple occasions when he was between the ages of 9 and 12.

When the boy was interviewed by authorities, he said when he was between those ages, he would walk his dog to Larimer’s residence.

At some point, Larimer found out the boy collected rocks and coins. The boy said the first time Larimer touched him, Larimer offered him a coin or a rock in exchange for letting Larimer "feel him breath," the report stated.

When the boy agreed, Larimer made the boy stand in a dark corner. Larimer and the boy faced away from each, and Larimer reached back and put his hand on the boy’s chest and instructed him to breathe deeply.

"Larimer would leave his right hand on (the boy) while he would use the other hand to masturbate," the report stated.

The boy estimated the same type of incident occurred “approximately a couple hundred times and it would occur most days of the week,” the report stated. The report stated that Larimer never touched the boy's genitals. 

The boy said he became uncomfortable with the situation once he figured out Larimer was masturbating each time he asked him to breathe.

The SRSO investigated the case and conducted an interview Aug. 4 with Larimer at his residence per his own request. Not long after that interview, Larimer was charged and arrested.

Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.