A 41-year-old mother stands accused of child abuse in Miami-Dade County after a police officer met a homeless teenage girl who was injured a few days after an attack.

A woman who was hired to provide personal care services to aging adults in Miami-Dade County confessed to stealing about $17,460 from them, police said.

A juvenile detention center worker who is accused of sexual battery on an inmate appeared in court on Friday in Miami-Dade County.

MIAMI – Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Miami-Dade County Judge Lody Jean to replace Eleventh Judicial Circuit Judge John Schlesinger, who resigned earlier this year. Rick Scott appointed Jean, a former Assistant State Attorney and Felony Division Chief in Miami-Dade County, to the Miami-Dade County Court in 2018. She was the first Haitian-American woman to be appointed on the Miami-Dade County Court and is the first Haitian American to be appointed to the Eleventh Circuit Court. Jean, who was born in Haiti to Lebanese parents, earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and her law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law.