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State asks judge to reconsider bail of ex-Palm Beach clerk in child sex abuse case

MIAMI — Florida prosecutors formally asked an Orange County judge Tuesday to reconsider his order to release on bail Mike Caruso, the former Palm Beach County Clerk appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is facing charges of kidnapping and sexually abusing a child. At a hearing Friday, prosecutors had requested that Caruso be detained until his trial,…

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