A Hialeah man pleaded guilty to lesser charges in connection with a molestation case from 2024, Local 10 learned Wednesday.
According to a judgement order from April 10, Kevin Felipe Valiente pleaded guilty to two counts of abuse on an elderly or disabled adult and was sentenced to probation.
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He was initially arrested last summer on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation on an elderly or disabled adult and lewd and lascivious exhibition of an elderly or disabled adult.
Hialeah police said the 35-year-old victim suffers from an illness and uses a wheelchair.
Authorities said the woman spoke to police on June 15, 2024, and claimed that around midnight on May 25, 2024, Valiente entered her room at a home near the 3500 block of East Eighth Lane while she was asleep and woke her up to ask “if she’s ever had sex before.”
Police said the woman and Valiente know each other.
The victim told Valiente “no” and said the conversation was making her uncomfortable, according to an arrest report.
The victim told detectives that shortly after, Valiente pulled his pants down and exposed himself to her while asking “if she’s ever seen a penis before,” according to police.
“The victim replied ‘no’ while covering her eyes, telling him (Valiente) to leave the room,” an officer wrote in the report.
The victim said while she was lying in her bed, Valiente, while naked from the waist down, laid on top of her and touched her breasts with both of his hands, the report stated.
Investigators said the victim then pushed Valiente off of him using her right hand and he then left the room.
According to police, Valiente returned to the victim’s room later in the night and “repeated the same offenses” on her.
The victim confirmed there was no penetration at any time, detectives said.