The alleged victim, an employee of the Florida PBA, was also attending the event and staying at the same hotel, the report said.
According to the report, the woman said she had been in the hotel bar with co-workers after the gala and had decided to go to her room to sleep when her friend asked her if she wanted him to walk her to her room as he had the previous few nights, but Jenkins said he was also leaving and would walk with her.
The woman said that when she opened the door to her room, Jenkins followed her inside, pushed her against a wall and began forcibly kissing her, telling her he s had a crush on her for some time, the report said.
Miami-Dade police officer charged with sexual battery
A Miami-Dade police lieutenant and former high-ranking union member has been charged with sexual battery and was booked into Palm Beach County Jail on Friday, according to police.
John Jenkins Jr. has been “relieved of his official duties as a Miami-Dade Police Department lieutenant,” said Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez III in a statement on Saturday statement.
Ramirez said he suspended Jenkins “immediately” after being notified of an off-duty incident involving Jenkins on April 25 in the city of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
“Now learning of his arrest, it has brought a sense of disappointment that is immeasurable,” Ramirez said.
On Friday, Miami-Date Police Department lieutenant John Jenkins Jr. was charged with sexual battery and then promptly booked into Palm Beach County Jail according to police.
Miami Police lieutenant arrested on rape charges in Palm Beach
“As law enforcement officers we are held to a higher standard in society, on and off duty, said police director Alfredo Ramirez
Lt. John Jenkins Jr., with 20 years of experience in law enforcement, was booked on Friday at Palm Beach County Jail and currently faces two counts of sexual assault and battery, according to
Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez released an official statement where he expressed his disappointment in Jenkins’ actions.
“As law enforcement officers we are held to a higher standard in society, on and off duty. Immediately after being notified of an incident that occurred off duty on April 25, 2021, in the City of Palm Beach Gardens, I ordered for John Jenkins Jr. to be relieved of his official duties as a Miami-Dade Police Department lieutenant,” the statement said.
Miami-Dade police lieutenant faces rape charges
Published: May 8, 2021 8:06 PM EDT
Updated: May 9, 2021 8:17 AM EDT
The Miami-Dade Police Department announced the arrest of one of their own Saturday morning.
Lt. John Jenkins Jr., with more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, faces rape charges. He was booked into a Palm Beach County jail late Friday.
Video shows Jenkins leaving the Palm Beach main detention facility after being arrested.
According to the case files, Jenkins was charged with two counts of sexual assault and battery.
Those charges allegedly stemmed from an incident that occurred while Jenkins was in Palm Beach Gardens at the Police Benevolent Association Officers’ Ball back in April.