Florida Doctor Jorge Zeledon Charged With 10 Counts of Battery After Patient and Staff Allegations
Image source: Dr. Jorge Zeledon, courtesy of the Highlands News-Sun. Highlands County physician Dr. Jorge Ivan Zeledon, MD, has been charged with ten counts of battery after multiple women came forward with reports of inappropriate and unwanted physical contact. According to three warrant affidavits filed by the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, the misconduct occurred in […]
Palm Beach County Teacher Miguel Benavente Charged with Sexual Battery
The idyllic exterior of Roosevelt Middle School, courtesy of Homes.com, stands in sharp contrast to the disturbing allegations against Dr. Miguel Benavente, who is charged with sexual battery. Booking photo courtesy of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Dr. Miguel Leandro Benavente, a longtime employee of the Palm Beach County School District, has been arrested […]
Miami Therapist Manuel Enrique Garcia Accused of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Patients
Image sources: Booking photo of Manuel Enrique Garcia, Miami-Dade Corrections. Background image of Concept House (Concept Health Systems), the location where Garcia is alleged to have committed heinous crimes, Rehab.com. Manuel Enrique Garcia, a 33-year-old therapist from Miami, FL, has been arrested and charged for allegedly sexually abusing three women while they were receiving care […]
Former Florida Tech Jeffrey Doresca Faces Sexual Assault Charges
Image courtesy of Broward Sheriff’s Office Arrest and Allegations Jeffrey Doresca, a former psychiatric hospital technician at Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center in Oakland Park, Florida, faces charges of six counts of sexual battery of a vulnerable patient under his care. Details of the Incident The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports that Doresca, 34, was arrested […]
Corey Thayer Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Perpetrators Corey Thayer, a teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, is facing allegations of sexual misconduct with a freshman student on school grounds. Thayer has been accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old freshman student, allegedly taking place on school grounds. A concerned staff member reported the incident to school officials. […]
Candace Allison Brown, FL Teacher Arrested
Perpetrators Candace Allison Brown, 35, a teacher at Sawgrass Adventist School for K-8th grades in Florida, is facing charges of sexual abuse against a student. Charges: Two counts of lewd and lascivious battery of a victim less than 16 years old one count of lewd and lascivious conduct, and one count of transmission of material harmful to […]
Joseph Prevatte, FL Teacher Faces Charges in Two Schools
Perpetrators Joseph Prevatte, 39, a substitute teacher at Lennard High School in Florida, is facing charges of sexual abuse against a student. Charges: of lewd or lascivious battery and harmful explicit communication to a minor He is also facing charges of one count of soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student from another school he […]
Dax Rankine, Fl Teacher Faces Lawsuit After School Failed to Protect Students
Perpetrators Dax Rankine, 47, a physical education teacher at Sunset Palms Elementary School in suburban Boynton Beach, Florida, is facing allegations of grooming and grooming and raping a student between the second and fourth grades. The school’s investigation failed to lead to Rankine being removed from his teaching position, even after a separate investigation by school police, […]
Robert Lee Turner, Fl School Psychologist Arrested
Perpetrators Robert Lee Turner, a Florida school psychologist in the Miami Dade School District, is facing seven felony counts related to child sexual abuse material and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. School psychologists hold a position of authority and influence that serves to support and protect. However, when this power leads to exploiting children, it often […]
Quinton Isaiah Womack Wedlaw, Camp Counselor & Teacher Arrested
Perpetrators Quinton Isaiah Womack Wedlaw, 25, a middle school teacher and summer camp counselor, is facing ten felony counts of child sexual abuse material. Broward County Public Schools confirm he is a science teacher with the Parkway Middle School in Lauderhill, Florida. The district says he will be reassigned away from students pending the outcome of the […]