Tourist arrested at Miami Beach hotel after woman accused him of abusing her

Police officers arrest Casablanca Hotel guest

Police officers arrested David Hurtado on Friday at a hotel in Miami Beach, and he appeared in court on Monday, records show. (MDCR)

MIAMI – A 35-year-old tourist was at the Metrowest Detention Center on Monday west of Doral after a woman accused him of physically abusing her in Miami Beach, records show.

Police officers arrested David Alexis Hurtado, who was born in La Cisterna, Chile, at about 10:35 p.m., on Friday at the Casablanca Hotel, at 6345 Collins Ave., records show.

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The woman told police officers she was in a rental car with Hurtado when he stopped the car along Alton Road, punched her, and sexually abused her, records show.

Hurtado told a detective in Spanish that he and the woman had been arguing when the conflict escalated into a physical fight, according to the police arrest report.

Hurtado is facing charges of sexual battery and battery, and a bond court judge set his bond at $26,500, Miami-Dade County inmate records show.


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