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Miami man accused of sexually abusing 8-year-old girl

Police officers arrested Carlton Wimes on Tuesday in Miami. (MDCR)

MIAMI – Detectives accused a 53-year-old man of recently sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl in Miami-Dade County.

Police officers arrested Carlton “Gigi” Wimes on Tuesday after detectives learned that he had used his phone to show her pornography while abusing her and frightened her so she would not tell anyone, according to the arrest report.

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Wimes, of Overtown, denied the accusations, according to the arrest form. Records show he was booked at 9:04 p.m., Tuesday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he was being held without bond.

Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.


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