MALL GUARD ARRESTED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT; www.privateofficer.com
MIAMI-DADE, Fla. JUNE 29 2007-- Police have arrested a security guard at the Dillard's Department store at Miami International Mall for sexually assaulting a customer after she refused his demands for sexual favors following his accusations that she had been shoplifting.
The Miami-Dade Police Department's Sexual Crimes Bureau charged Angel Vanegas, 27, with sexual battery on Sunday.
Police say he approached the victim, only described as a white female in her 40s, as she was walking through the mall's anchor store with her kids. He accused them of stealing, and he escorted the victim into the security office.
Once he was in the office, police say he told her he would resolve the matter in exchange for sex. When the victim refused, the man assaulted her.
Vanegas is now out of jail after posting a $25,000 bond on Tuesday. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the sexual battery charge on July 16, 2007.
The police are familiar with Vanegas after a previous arrest. Back in 2000, police charged him with marijuana possession and having an open alcohol container in a vehicle. However, the case was not prosecuted after he completed a pre-trial intervention program for first offenders.
A spokesperson for the Miami International Mall released this statement: "We are aware of the alleged incident you have mentioned and are cooperating fully with the Miami-Dade Police Department. The safety and welfare of our mall visitors, shoppers, and tenants is our foremost concern."
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The Miami-Dade Police Department's Sexual Crimes Bureau charged Angel Vanegas, 27, with sexual battery on Sunday.
Police say he approached the victim, only described as a white female in her 40s, as she was walking through the mall's anchor store with her kids. He accused them of stealing, and he escorted the victim into the security office.
Once he was in the office, police say he told her he would resolve the matter in exchange for sex. When the victim refused, the man assaulted her.
Vanegas is now out of jail after posting a $25,000 bond on Tuesday. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the sexual battery charge on July 16, 2007.
The police are familiar with Vanegas after a previous arrest. Back in 2000, police charged him with marijuana possession and having an open alcohol container in a vehicle. However, the case was not prosecuted after he completed a pre-trial intervention program for first offenders.
A spokesperson for the Miami International Mall released this statement: "We are aware of the alleged incident you have mentioned and are cooperating fully with the Miami-Dade Police Department. The safety and welfare of our mall visitors, shoppers, and tenants is our foremost concern."
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