ORFINGER, Judge.
The State appeals a downward departure sentence following defendant's plea of nolo contendere to a charge of sexual battery of his 13 year old daughter. We agree that no clear and convincing reasons were given for departure, and vacate the sentence.
We will not detail the sordid events which ultimately led to this prosecution. What we have said above about the nature of the crime sufficiently describes it for the purposes of this opinion....
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