Man accused of raping Miami Beach teen inside Starbucks restroom

Police: Victim’s friends told officers Dumond Chataigne previously made sexual innuendoes toward middle, high school students

Dumond Chataigne. (Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation)

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on accusations that he raped a Miami Beach teenager inside the bathroom of a Starbucks.

Police said the alleged rape occurred Nov. 8 at a Starbucks on Lincoln Road.

Recommended Videos



According to the suspect’s arrest report, the victim notified a counselor at Miami Beach Senior High School about what occurred the next day.

Police said the teen made comments to harm herself and had visible self-inflicted cut marks to her shoulder, so she was hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act.

According to the report, Dumond Chataigne assaulted the teen after she paid him $20 to purchase liquor for her.

Police said the teen told detectives that she drank the vodka he purchased for her at a Walgreens and she became drunk.

She said she then rode off on Chataigne’s scooter to a nearby Starbucks so she could use the restroom, but he followed her inside and raped her.

A couple of her friends arrived shortly after and knocked on the bathroom door, the arrest report stated.

Police said the girl’s friends reported the assault to police officers at a McDonald’s and said they have seen Chataigne before as he frequents the area.

According to the report, the victim’s friends said Chataigne is known to be a “creep” because he would often make sexual innuendoes toward middle and high school students.

Chataigne was arrested Wednesday on charges of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12-16 years old, lewd and lascivious molestation on a child 12-16 years old and contributing to the delinquency of a child.

As of Thursday afternoon, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond.

Jail records show the Haitian national is also being held on an unrelated probation warrant.


About the Author
Amanda Batchelor headshot

Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com.

Loading...

Recommended Videos