MIAMI (WSVN) - A former Key Biscayne gymnastics coach and studio owner charged with two counts of engaging in sexual acts with a child, accused of years-long inappropriate behavior involving girls and teens appeared in court.
Oscar Nicolas Olea, 38, appeared before a judge, Thursday.
“Sir, you were arrested for two separate cases pursuant to an arrest warrant, you’re charged with improper sexual activity with a child,” said Judge Mindy S. Glazer.
During his court appearance, Judge Glazer ordered that Olea be held with no bond. He was also ordered to stay away from the victims and cannot have any unsupervised contact with children under 18 years old.
Allegations of sexual abuse caught up with Olea more than a decade later.
“I can confirm for you that we do have an active and ongoing criminal investigation with the Miami Dade Police Department and the [Miami-Dade] State Attorney’s Office,” said Key Biscayne Police Chief Francis Sousa.
He was arrested on Wednesday and was charged with sexual misconduct, which stemmed from when he was a coach at a Key Biscayne gym back in the early 2000s.
“Apparently, it was reported on Jan. 31, 2014,” said Beatriz Llorente, an attorney. “This is all led by a Miami Herald reporter who has been very, very vocal in the news and getting her name in the paper regarding the story, so I’m asked, your honor, to look at that. The alleged victim on one them said that, you know, that she didn’t want to get involved and then six months later, she said she wants to get involved.”
Those charges were never brought following those allegations, but a Miami Herald investigation recently uncovered claims of child rape and molestation of young girls and teens.
Key Biscayne residents earlier in February, voiced their frustrations to the police chief during a town hall held earlier this month to discuss concerns about Olea.
“Nothing has been done for 10 years!” said a resident.
“If this happened to your daughter or your granddaughter, even if she was involved in the gym, you would do everything [in] your 30 years of police experience to get to the very bottom of this,” said another resident.
Now, in 2024, the two victims, who are both adults now, have stepped forward and are claiming they were repeatedly abused more than a decade ago as teens.
“Allegations from 2011 and 2012,” said Glazer.
According to one affidavit, “The Victim stated he enticed her into getting closer to him as someone she could trust; he would tell her, ‘You’re my best friend,’ and, ‘You’re my sister, and I’m your brother.’ The Victim stated the Subject made her feel comfortable.”
The investigation revealed that some of the sex crimes allegedly happened just off a portion of Crandon Boulevard, in an old apartment belonging to the suspect, but he allegedly struck elsewhere, like at gymnastics facilities where parents sent their young daughters to be coached.
One affidavit states, “The Subject placed mats, cones and other objects against the wall to conceal them from the view of the public.”
The accusers said their coach was manipulative and got them to see him as a friend or guardian prior to the alleged monstrous behavior.
One affidavit states, “During the classes, the Subject held the Victim’s hand and told her that he would love her, they would be together, her age didn’t matter, and they would be married.”
According to The Miami Herald’s report, there were at least two other accusers going back 12 years. While their families filed complaint, no charges were filed and no arrest was made back then.
Sousa, who did not want to do an on-camera interview, said that anybody who has been a victim or might know a victim is urged as soon as possible to come forward to Key Biscayne Police.
The judge prohibited Olea from having contact with the victim and denied him bond.
Olea’s next court hearing will be held on Friday, where a judge will hear arguments for his release.
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