NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A North Miami Beach police captain resigned from his role Thursday, two days after he was arrested by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for video voyeurism by a family member or authority figure, the police chief confirmed.
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 she told her mother about her suspicions.
Detectives said the victim’s mother suggested placing a cellphone in the laundry room to record what was happening and confirm her suspicions.
According to the warrant, the victim did so and her cellphone captured Maya placing a recording device underneath the bathroom door as she 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. He has since been released on bond.
North Miami Beach Police Chief Juan Pinillos announced Maya’s resignation Thursday night and said his resignation was effective immediately.
“While his resignation concludes his employment with the department, it does not change the seriousness of the allegations or our commitment to accountability,” Pinillos said in a statement. “Based on the information available, I had already determined that termination was the appropriate course of action.
“The public deserves a police department that upholds the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and public trust. We remain committed to transparency and will continue to hold every employee accountable to those standards.”
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