MIAMI (WSVN) - A Miramar Police officer was arrested after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl for several weeks.
Miramar Police Officer Jose Robell Hernandez appeared before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Gisela Cardonne Ely on Friday.
“Listen to me, and listen to me really carefully: you are to have no contact, no contact whatsoever with the victim in this case,” Cardonne Ely told the 28-year-old.
The incident came to light on April 13, after the victim had a mental health crisis following a pregnancy scare.
The victim disclosed to Miami Gardens Police and Fort Lauderdale Police officers that she had been involved in a consensual sexual relationship with Hernandez.
According to an arrest report, the teen “met the subject online March of 2023 on Tinder.”
Eventually, investigators said, the two of them met at a hotel in Hialeah where “the both got naked and ‘talked for awhile’ and ‘kissed.'”
The victim told police that it was at the hotel where “they engaged in sexual activity.”
The victim explained that after the encounter, Hernandez decreased communication and that she tried talking to him afterward but “it was not the same.”
The arrest report further states, “The victim said she never disclosed she was 17.”
During that time period following the hotel encounter, investigators said, the victim told Hernandez she was pregnant because she missed her menstrual cycle.
“I don’t have fertile sperm because I’m in shots. It’s not even possible for me to get you pregnant. It’s way too soon,” Hernandez allegedly told the victim via text.
Hernandez posted bond and was released shortly after his court appearance.
A 7News crew knocked on the door of a Hollywood home listed at Hernandez’s address, but no one answered.
Miramar Police Chief Delrish Moss’ released a statement that reads in part: “As a department, we take all allegations of misconduct very seriously and hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism and accountability. Any violation of these standards is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
Hernandez has been relieved of his duties without pay pending the outcome of this criminal investigation.
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