Florida Psychologist, 2 Others Arrested In Miami Intercourse Trafficking Plot of Teen Lady: Police

Maria Ximena Duarte, a 45-year-old licensed psychological effectively being expert, and 46-year-old Jason Mojica, have been every charged in connection to the incident last week. On Thursday, a third man, Hermes Mejia, was moreover arrested.

Based mostly on a press launch from the Miami-Dade Police Division, Duarte allegedly met the unidentified girl whereas {the teenager} was strolling her canine throughout the pool of a Miami lodge on August 13.

Duarte allegedly began a dialog with {the teenager}, with police saying she “befriended her by gaining her perception,” whereas launched herself as a therapist.

This led the girl to get “cosy” with Duarte and communicate in confidence to her about “factors in her personal life,” whereas being knowledgeable they “shared life experiences,” in response to an arrest affidavit for Mojica, 46, obtained by TooFab. The sufferer knowledgeable authorities Duarte is Mojica’s girlfriend.

As they spoke, Duarte allegedly provided marijuana and alcohol to the sufferer, with {the teenager} accepting the latter. {The teenager} then took her canine home and returned to the lodge — not returning until 6am the next morning — the place she was as soon as extra allegedly given marijuana by Duarte.

{The teenager} then went forwards and backwards between her home and the lodge all by means of the day, sooner than Duarte allegedly began taking images of the girl, which she shared with one different man, later acknowledged as Mejia, per NBC Miami. She allegedly knowledgeable Mejia {the teenager} was “21-years-old and ready to have intercourse with him” — whatever the sufferer allegedly telling Duarte “she was not like that and didn’t want to work together in intercourse.” Per the docs, Duarte ignored her protests.

Mejia nonetheless confirmed as a lot because the lodge room, the place Duarte allegedly started having intercourse with him in entrance of the sufferer; at one degree, she reportedly gave the girl her cellular telephone to report her giving oral intercourse to the individual, “whereas telling the sufferer that she was ‘educating her.’” Per NBC, Duarte moreover insisted the girl be a part of them, which she did “in the direction of her will.”

Mojica arrived on the lodge room later, per the affidavit, whereas Duarte tried to depart the pair alone. “Sufferer advised [Duarte] that she felt uncomfortable being inside the room alone” with Mojica, reads the docs — nevertheless the teenager was “pushed” once more into the room and “knowledgeable her to stay and make [Mojica] actually really feel good.”

{The teenager} allegedly retreated to the bathroom to play on her cellphone, sooner than coming out to look out Mojica “alongside together with his penis uncovered, pleasuring himself whereas inviting the sufferer to have intercourse with him.” He allegedly then compelled her to hold out a intercourse act on him.

Per the report, every Duarte and Mojica allegedly knew she was a teen — as a result of the sufferer reported listening to Duarte inform Mojica, “She’s 15, can you contemplate that?”

Miami-Dade police have been made acutely aware of the state of affairs after responding to the lodge room for an unrelated matter.

Duarte has been charged with human trafficking, lewd and lascivious intercourse acts, exhibition on a toddler and interference with custody, per police. Per on-line courtroom docket info, she has pleaded not accountable to the prices.

Whereas displaying sooner than a select on Monday, Duarte talked about she was a “psychologist” and claimed, “I’ll lose my license and my life. I would like help. I’ve certainly not even touched that girl or kissed her,” CBS Miami reported.

Mojica has been charged with sexual battery, lewd and lascivious battery/intercourse acts and interference with custody. He was arrested on Aug. 20, and has not however entered a plea.

Mejia, within the meantime, was arrested on bills of lewd and lascivious battery and lewd and lascivious exhibition on a toddler.

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