Florida Police Lieutenant Accused Of Rape, Charged With Sexual Assault And Battery
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A Miami-Dade police lieutenant was arrested Friday on two counts of sexual battery over an alleged April incident
The incident allegedly occurred at a police union gala while the officer was off-duty
The ex-officer s lawyer said it involved two married consenting adults who have known each other for many years
A police lieutenant in Miami-Dade County, Florida, was arrested Friday on rape charges in relation to an incident that allegedly occurred at a police union gala in April.
Lt. John Jenkins was charged with two counts of sexual battery on a person older than 18, WPLG reported, citing records accessed from the Palm Beach Sheriff s Office.
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.
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A Miami-Dade County police lieutenant who was also a high-ranking member of a police union has been arrested on rape charges stemming from an alleged incident at a police union gala last month in Palm Beach Gardens.
Jail records show John Jenkins was arrested late Friday on two counts of sexual battery. He was released Saturday.
The Miami Herald says Jenkins resigned last week as executive vice president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association.
“I’m shocked and extremely disturbed by the charges,” union president Steadman Stahl told the newspaper Saturday.
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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.