MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami-Dade police officer was arrested by his own department Tuesday after being accused of molesting children, authorities said.
Daniel Ramos-Aviles, 40, was arrested on a warrant Monday and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correction Facility, according to jail records.
Ramos-Aviles faces several charges, including three counts of sexual battery on a minor, two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child less than 12 years of age, and two counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition on a child under 16 years of age, according to his arrest report.
As of Tuesday, he was being held without bond.
While in bond court, Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer ordered Ramos-Aviles to have no contact with the three victims and to stay at least 500 feet away from their homes and places of employment.
He was also ordered to surrender any firearms and prohibited from taking any drugs.
Glazer also ruled that Ramos-Aviles can return to the “incident location” within 48 hours of being released from jail, but must have police supervision.
A prosecutor asked the judge for a stay-away order after what he said happened at the home Monday before Ramos Aviles’ arrest.
“He went back to the house where the victims and the witness lived, retrieved an AR-15 and three handguns,” said the prosecutor. “Everyone is deathly afraid of this individual given his line of work and his military background what he would do with these allegations.”
Authorities said the allegations were brought to the attention of law enforcement by Ramos-Aviles’ wife.
Ramos-Aviles’ wife didn’t have much to say in defense of her husband while speaking through a closed door to Local 10 News reporter Roy Ramos.
“Are you concerned?” asked Ramos.
“Of course I am,” she replied.
Miami-Dade Police Interim Director Stephanie V. Daniels released a statement Tuesday in response to the allegations: