NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday after police said he raped a 14-year-old girl in North Miami Beach.
According to his arrest report, Aaron Daniel Torres, of Miami, and the victim knew each other through mutual friends and he would sometimes sell her and her friends nicotine vapes.
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Police said Torres and the victim became more acquainted while communicating via Snapchat and on or around April 5 she asked him for a ride home from the beach.
According to the report, the victim described herself as being drunk to police and said Torres picked her up, but instead of taking her home, he stopped in an alleyway near her house.
The victim told police that Torres moved her from the front seat to the back seat of his vehicle, where he pulled down her pants and raped her.
According to the report, the victim tried multiple times to push Torres off of her, but was unable to do so.
Police said the victim told her father what allegedly happened on April 11 and he reported the accusations to police.
Police said Torres was located Monday and denied knowing the victim’s age. According to his arrest report, he did admit to something, although his exact statement was redacted from the publicly released report.
Police said Torres’ cellphone was impounded pending a search warrant.
He was then transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a charge of sexual battery on a minor.
As of Tuesday, he remained in jail without bond.