HIALEAH, Fla. — A 42-year-old corrections deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office became an inmate in a South Florida jail early Wednesday morning, facing multiple felony charges after authorities accused him molesting a girl in Hialeah.
Manuel De Jesus Chaveco Delgado knew the victim, who was between 13 and 15 years old at the time, according to an arrest warrant from the Hialeah Police Department.
An HPD news release states that the agency’s detectives, along with investigators from the Hialeah Gardens Police Department and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, began looking into the case earlier in the month.
According to the warrant, the girl told investigators of multiple instances where Chaveco Delgado touched her inappropriately.
Additionally, the warrant states that he showed the girl “a photo of a penis” on his phone at one point.
Chaveco Delgado faces three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation and one count of showing obscene material to a minor.
Local 10 News has contacted HCSO seeking comment. It’s not clear when he began working for the agency.
The agency put out a brief news release on Wednesday acknowledging Chaveco Delgado’s employment, arrest and charges but providing no additional details about his employment or status with HCSO.
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