MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Newly-released video from the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office shows the moments police say a man exposed himself and masturbated outside the door of an elderly Miami Beach woman’s apartment.
Police arrested Nelson Michael Pena, 42, back on Dec. 10.
According to authorities, the victim contacted police on Nov. 23 after Pena allegedly rang her doorbell.
The victim said no one was there when she opened the door, but after checking her camera footage, saw Pena approach her door and begin to “vigorously and rapidly” touch himself while also sticking out his tongue, according to an arrest form.
After finishing and putting his genitals back in his pants, Pena is then seen ringing the victim’s doorbell before walking away, showing what police said was a deliberate move “to have his acts captured, viewed, and possibly saved by the occupants of the residence.”
Once the victim realized what had happened, she immediately contacted the police out of fear for her safety. Eventually, the victim realized that she knew who the suspect was, telling police it was Pena, who officers had also identified as a possible suspect.
The victim told investigators that Pena used to live in an adjacent building with his mother, who also used to work as a caretaker for the victim’s mother, and that he has an extensive, violent criminal history and is known in the area for being involved in lewd and lascivious incidents, police said.
Officers were able to identify Pena, and he was detained and ultimately Baker Acted at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Once released from the hospital, Pena was placed under arrest on charges of burglary of an occupied structure, indecent exposure and possession of a controlled substance on Dec. 10.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Pena was behind bars at the Metrowest Detention Center, where he remains due to being charged while out on probation.
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