Cutler Bay Senior High School teacher accused of engaging in sex act with student

Bernardo Osorio, 53, accused of befriending victim when child was 15

CUTLER BAY, Fla. – A teacher at Cutler Bay Senior High School is accused of engaging in a sexual act with a student, authorities said.

Bernardo Osorio, 53, was arrested Friday on a charge of engaging in a sexual act with a familial child.

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"Miami-Dade County Public Schools takes every precaution to safeguard the children in our care," M-DCPS spokeswoman Daisy Gonzalez-Diego said in a statement. "The employee taken into custody by Miami Dade Schools Police for having an inappropriate relationship with a minor is no longer employed by M-DCPS and is prohibited from seeking future employment with the school district. The allegations made against the employee are unacceptable and inexcusable and the school district will not tolerate such behavior."

According to an arrest report, the victim was 15 years old in November 2015 when he was befriended by Osorio.

Police said the victim told detectives that he performed oral sex on Osorio three times from November 2015 to April 2016.

The sexual acts occurred twice at the school and once inside Osorio's vehicle, the report said.

The victim told detectives that Osorio initiated the sexual acts in each incident.

Authorities said the victim gave them a detailed description of Osorio's genitals, including that he had a birthmark on his penis. 

A body search warrant revealed that Osorio indeed had a birth mark on his genitals, the report said.

Police said Osorio confessed to having engaged in oral sex with the victim, and said that he knew it was wrong because he was a teacher and the victim was a student.


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