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Investigator details case of Florida man who admitted to trying to rape girl

Joseph Scott Pemberton enters Hall County Magistrate Court Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, for a committal hearing for a rape case. In May, Pemberton walked into the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and confessed, according to authorities. - photo by Scott Rogers

09012022 PEMBERTON 2.jpg — Joseph Scott Pemberton enters Hall County Magistrate Court Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, for a committal hearing for a rape case. In May, Pemberton walked into the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and confessed, according to authorities. - photo by Scott Rogers

A 17-year-old girl hoped she would never have to talk about what happened with Joseph Scott Pemberton in 2008.