FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Miramar Police have arrested a teenager accused of raping a 15-year-old girl and leaving her in a coma before uploading a video of her naked to his Instagram story afterwards.
Jorge Martinez, 18, of Atlantic Beach has been charged with sexual battery, giving a controlled substance to a minor and making or publishing child pornography.
“Mr. Martinez provided drugs to a 15-year-old, sexually assaulted this 15-year-old, videotaped this and posted it on social media,” Miramar Police spokesperson Tania Rues said. “This is a tragic incident on so many levels. We have a 15-year-old victim that basically threw a party. She shared the invite on social media. Unfortunately, it got out of hand.”
According to the arrest report, the victim had a party at her house Monday where a witness said Martinez gave her two Percocet pills.
Brandon Dasent, an acquaintance of the victim, said he was at the party.
“I saw him grab her and go into their room and close the door behind them, and that’s when I got up and went, ‘All right, screw this,’ and basically banged the door down, grabbed her, pulled her out of the room,” he said.
After the party, several party-goers made their way to the house Martinez was staying in, along the 1200 block of Southwest 42nd Street.
Several witnesses said Martinez offered to sell the pills at both locations.
A video was later posted to his Instagram story where a naked, unconscious girl could be seen in the background, according to the arrest report. He could be heard saying he had sex with her but, “the Perc got her knocked out bro,” said police.
One of the victim’s friends saw the video, recognized her and started to search for the victim.
“Mr. Martinez livestreamed some of the illegal activities mentioned,” Miramar Police Detective Mark Morretti said in court. “We recovered additional video late night of furthering the act that’s mentioned in the affidavit — the sexual battery of a minor — and it was livestreamed, and we recovered it. It was digital penetration.”
The 15-year-old was found unconscious with blue lips and was taken to Palmetto General Hospital. She was later airlifted to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital where she remains in “very critical” condition, according to officials.
“There was an individual who went back to the home and noticed that her friend — her lips were turning blue,” Rues said. “She described it. She was not conscious, so several of them decided to take her to the hospital, including Mr. Martinez.”
The victim has been left fighting for her life and remains in a coma since the alleged rape.
“The victim is currently in a coma in a location in Dade County in pediatric care,” Morretti said. “This is only pediatric due to her age. We are not sure she’s gonna make it or not.”
Dasent said he wishes he had never left the party.
“She’s currently fighting for her life right now,” he said. “I don’t even want to call him — him. He’s an it. He’s less than human. I don’t have a word to describe how I feel about him.”
Police said the 15-year-old was without oxygen to her brain for about 28 minutes, went into organ failure and suffered internal bleeding. Those symptoms are consistent with a drug overdose, according to police.
7News spoke to one of the victim’s friends over the phone who said they are saddened and angered by all of this, and they want justice for their friend.
Martinez later admitted he was with the victim and posted the video onto his social media.
He faced a judge inside a Fort Lauderdale courtroom Thursday morning and was granted $550,000 bond.
While learning of the victim’s condition, Martinez could be seen losing his footing and stumbling after learning the girl could die.
Police are asking others who may have fell victim to Martinez to come forward.
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