MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A North Miami Beach police captain was arrested Tuesday by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for video voyeurism by a family member or authority figure, online jail records show.
According to an arrest warrant, Jose Maya, 40, is accused of planting a video recording device under a bathroom door, which recorded the 23-year-old victim.
Detectives said the victim discovered the device on June 28 and reported the incident to law enforcement on Monday.
Authorities said the victim claimed she first became suspicious of Maya last year when she caught him lying on the floor immediately outside the bathroom door as she was showering.
The woman said that as she exited the shower, she noticed a small black object underneath the bathroom door, but she initially thought it was an insect because she wasn’t wearing her glasses or contact lenses.
According to the warrant, the victim said Maya quickly stood up as she opened the bathroom door, and claimed that he had been fixing a motion-activated night light near the bathroom.
The warrant states that the victim was suspicious, but initially dismissed the incident.
According to the warrant, the victim continued noticing a small black object appearing underneath the bathroom door as she showered and told her mother about her suspicions.
Detectives said the victim’s mother suggested placing a cellphone in the laundry room to confirm her suspicions.
According to the warrant, the victim did so and her cellphone captured Maya placing a recording device under the bathroom door while the victim was showering.
Detectives said the victim’s mother confronted Maya on June 28 and he provided some kind of admission, although his full comments to her were redacted from the publicly released warrant.
Detectives said the victim’s mother told her one of the videos showed her buttocks, while the other recordings were blurry.
Records show Maya was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday.
“The North Miami Beach Police Department is aware of the arrest involving one of our captains. We remain committed to transparency, accountability, and upholding the highest professional standards for our community,” the NMBPD said in a statement Wednesday.
North Miami Beach Police Chief Juan Pinillos said Maya has been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the case along with an internal investigation.
Maya posted a $7,500 bond on Wednesday and walked out of jail later in the evening.
In bond court earlier in the day, Miami-Dade County Judge Mindy Glazer ordered that he stay away from the victim and said he is not permitted to have any weapons or ammunition.
“Jose Maya has been arrested and charged, but an arrest is merely an allegation, not a definitive judgment of guilt,” Maya’s attorney, Eric Schwartzreich, said in a statement to Local 10 News. “Like every individual accused of a crime, our client is presumed innocent unless the State presents evidence beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
“We are committed to thoroughly reviewing all the evidence, challenging the allegations through the judicial process, and vigorously defending our client in court.”
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