Man accused of sexually abusing teen at house where he rented room in Miami-Dade: Police

Police officer arrests Honduran with out-of-county warrant in Allapattah for sexual battery

Police officers arrested Wilmer Velasquez, also known as Wilmer Ruben Velasquez-Colindres, on Thursday in Miami-Dade County. (MDCR)

MIAMI – A 44-year-old man stands accused of sexually abusing a teen at the house where he was renting a room in Miami-Dade County, according to police.

A detective accused Wilmer Velasquez of breaking into the 16-year-old girl’s locked room and getting on top of her as she was sleeping in bed on Feb. 4 and Feb. 12, according to police.

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The girl described the attacks to the detective through tears saying Velasquez smelled like alcohol both times, according to a police arrest report in the case.

Velasquez, also known as Wilmer Ruben Velasquez-Colindres, was at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Friday afternoon held without bond, Miami-Dade inmate records show.

Police officers arrested Velasquez, who was born in Honduras, at about 6:40 p.m., on Thursday, at the corner of Northwest 14 Avenue and 26 Street in Allapattah, according to a police report.

A Facebook account identifies Velasquez as a father in a relationship who was born in Campamento, a municipality in southwestern Honduras.

Velazquez had an out-of-county warrant for his arrest and was facing charges of sexual battery, burglary with assault or battery, and lewd and lascivious touching of a minor.


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