A school bus driver is behind bars after sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl, authorities said.
The incident allegedly occurred Tuesday afternoon in the 2300 block of Southwest Seventh Street.
According to his arrest report, Marcelo Ortega, 67, parked the bus, and then kissed the victim on the lips, touched her vagina and exposed his penis to her.
Miami police said the victim told her sister what happened, which led to the sister contacting the bus owner. The owner then called her husband, who is the co-owner of the bus service, and told him to meet with the victim and her sister on the bus.
Police said the victim explained what had happened to the co-owner and he then dropped the sisters off at home.
The police report states that when the victim was taken to the University of Miami’s Child Protection Team, she told them that Ortega kissed her on the mouth, touched her vagina and buttocks under her clothing, pulled his pants down to expose his penis and then gave her mangoes and chips before instructing her not to tell anyone what happened.
The victim also told police that Ortega told her while exposing himself, “This is what your dad’s looks like,” the arrest report stated.
On Thursday, detectives went to Ortega’s home, but he declined to speak with them until he had an attorney present, authorities said.
Ortega was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation on a minor, lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, and lewd and lascivious exhibition on a child.
He is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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The incident allegedly occurred Tuesday afternoon in the 2300 block of Southwest Seventh Street.
According to his arrest report, Marcelo Ortega, 67, parked the bus, and then kissed the victim on the lips, touched her vagina and exposed his penis to her.
Miami police said the victim told her sister what happened, which led to the sister contacting the bus owner. The owner then called her husband, who is the co-owner of the bus service, and told him to meet with the victim and her sister on the bus.
Police said the victim explained what had happened to the co-owner and he then dropped the sisters off at home.
The police report states that when the victim was taken to the University of Miami’s Child Protection Team, she told them that Ortega kissed her on the mouth, touched her vagina and buttocks under her clothing, pulled his pants down to expose his penis and then gave her mangoes and chips before instructing her not to tell anyone what happened.
The victim also told police that Ortega told her while exposing himself, “This is what your dad’s looks like,” the arrest report stated.
On Thursday, detectives went to Ortega’s home, but he declined to speak with them until he had an attorney present, authorities said.
Ortega was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation on a minor, lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, and lewd and lascivious exhibition on a child.
He is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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