FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Florida man who faces charges for raping a teenage girl and taking advantage of another girl will face more charges.
Eighteen-year-old Jorge Martinez stood before a judge in a Broward County courtroom, Saturday morning.
The judge denied bond for the suspect after the State Attorney’s Office added charges to both cases against him.
Martinez was first arrested for allegedly drugging and raping a minor and leaving her in a coma back in June.
Miramar Police took Martinez into custody after, they said, he targeted the 15-year-old girl. He was charged with sexual battery, giving a controlled substance to a minor and making or publishing child pornography.
The State Attorney’s Office added additional charges of sexual battery on a helpless victim and delivery of Alprazolam in this case.
“Mr. Martinez provided drugs to a 15-year-old, sexually assaulted this 15-year-old, videotaped this and posted it on social media,” said Miramar Police spokesperson Tania Rues at the time of the suspect’s arrest in June.
Investigators said Martinez uploaded video to Instagram showing the victim’s naked body.
Shortly after his arrest, a mother recognized Martinez as the man whom she said she had come in contact with about a week prior, whom she had suspected of being with her daughter.
According to the arrest affidavit for the additional charges, the woman told police she had woken up on June 19 to find her daughter, who is between 12 to 16 years of age, not at home.
The mother said she called her daughter and got a conflicting story. She then located her and took her to the police where she admitted to being with Martinez in a home in Miramar.
She stated he gave her marijuana before engaging in sexual activities.
The State Attorney’s Office added an additional count of lewd or lascivious battery for the second case against Martinez.
Martinez is expected to appear again in court on Monday.
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