MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have arrested a man at a Miami park who allegedly enticed a teen to meet him in person through social media.
Jonathan Galindo, 35, is in trouble with the law after, Miami Police officers say, he tried to lure a teen to a park.
Bryan Park is tucked away in a Miami neighborhood, so people noticed when something’s off.
“What I thought was strange was there was someone handing out flyers at the park, and there really wasn’t anyone around,” said Delmy Gomez, who walks around the park often.
When 7News showed Gomez the picture of Galindo, she immediately remembered getting a promotional flyer from him a few weeks ago.
Police said in late July, Galindo handed one to a 15-year-old girl who was walking her dog, then insisted they connect on social media.
“They begin speaking on direct messages,” said Miami Police Officer Kenia Fallat. “He contacted her, and the girl became concerned and told the mother.”
Detectives said one of those messages read, “I have dated teenagers before do you have a naughty side as well….”
“When the mother learned as to what happened, she shuts down the daughter’s social media account and opens up another one,” Fallat said. “He again found her and began the same type of dialogue with her.”
The teen’s mother called police. Those officers immediately took over her account. They started talking to Galindo, and they said the conversations got even more graphic.
He wanted to see the young girl again, so they scheduled a meet-up back at the park.
Instead, detectives showed up and arrested him nearby.
Now, Galindo faces serious charges.
“It’s scary. You can’t trust anything or anyone,” Gomez said.
7News briefly spoke to a woman who said she’s related to Galindo, but didn’t say much else.
“If you want, you can go to other people’s houses. Don’t come here,” she said. “Whatever happened with him, we don’t know yet. He hasn’t come out yet, so we don’t know anything.”
Galindo’s family said they paid for his bond, and he’s expected to be on house arrest.
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