MIAMI — Dr. Ron DeMeo, of Meridian Cosmetic and Meridian Spine, faced a second accusation of rape at his office in Miami, records showed.
A detective met with the second victim, a 39-year-old woman, on March 19, 2026, to discuss a sexual assault on Sept. 21, 2023, in his office at 2801 SW 3rd Ave., in The Roads neighborhood, as her mother waited in the lobby, according to a police report.
“She treated her mother to have some facial work done, and she herself scheduled to have Botox on her face,” the detective wrote, adding that she also underwent a tattoo removal, according to the police report.
The victim reported that the sexual assault happened while he persuaded her to go alone with him to get an ice pack for her face in a separate room, according to the police report.
“She complied, fearing for her safety ... when the incident was over, she exited the room and reunited with her mother ... she did not mention the assault to her mother,” the detective wrote, according to the report.
On March 24, a detective questioned a woman who works at the doctor’s office and described the 2023 victim as “tiny” and DeMeo as much taller.
“She once saw a condom in a procedure room, and when she commented about it, the staff did not seem surprised ... several clients (girls) have expressed that the defendant is touchy ... if payment is collected or not necessary staff leaves,” the woman told the detective, according to the police report.
In the first case, the evidence against DeMeo included a video of a sexual assault on Oct. 25 at 2801 SW 3rd Ave., according to the first arrest report.
The victim told police officers that DeMeo directed her to take a prescribed medication and inhale nitrous oxide, or nitro, for pain management before a cosmetic procedure, according to the police arrest report.
“A staff member offered her a glass of wine (something that’s usually provided to patients), and she accepted it,” a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report in the case.
The victim remembers DeMeo “closing the blinds” and ”feeling as if she was pushed down ... opening her eyes, and seeing [DeMeo] over her body ... she did not have the strength to speak or fight back and just closed her eyes wanting the assault to end," a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.
After DeMeo’s first arrest, Miami-Dade corrections booked DeMeo shortly before 12:50 a.m. on March 19 at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.
“We have a video of the incident clearly, clearly, not even any question, that this was a consensual encounter ... the phone fell to the ground and automatically, or accidentally started recording,” Attorney Daniel Lurvey, who was representing DeMeo in bond court, told Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer during a hearing.
Lurvey told Glazer the victim in the case attempted to extort DeMeo for millions before she reported him to police.
“This is a shakedown by this alleged victim, and I don’t say these types of things very often, it’s outrageous what is going on,” Lurvey said about the first case.
Glazer ordered a total lockdown house arrest, and ordered DeMeo to avoid practicing medicine while the case remains open.
After the second victim came forward, DeMeo surrendered to police at 3 p.m. on March 31 at the Miami Police Department’s headquarters at 400 NW 2nd Ave., in Downtown Miami, records show.
On Tuesday, DeMeo had two pending criminal cases in Miami-Dade County with court orders to stay away from both victims.
In the case prosecutors filed on March 19, DeMeo faced three counts of sexual battery committed on a victim who is physically helpless. His bond was denied.
In the case that prosecutors filed on Tuesday, DeMeo faced one count of sexual battery with no serious injury. His bond was $7,500.
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Ariel Rodriguez was set to preside over both cases.
According to the Florida Department of Health’s license verification database, DeMeo began practicing in 1989; had staff privileges at Coral Gables Hospital and Palm Springs General Hospital in Hialeah; was also licensed to practice in Texas; and he had no public complaints, discipline cases, or emergency actions.
Detectives asked anyone with information about these or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 to remain anonymous.
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