Rene Pedrosa was a spokesperson for Miami Mayor Francis Suarez until he was charged with battery (groping) a minor and sending that minor a pornographic image. Those were state charges, then the federal government filed additional charges that include producing child pornography, receiving child pornography, and enticing a minor into sexual activity.
He had contacted a sixteen-year-old boy through Instagram, expressing interest in hiring the boy for a web-design job for the mayor’s office. Instead he groped the boy and sent him a lewd photo. He later continued to communicate with the boy enticing him into an exchange of explicit photos. Then the boy’s mom found out and reported Pedrosa.
According to Pacer Monitor, no trial date is set. He pleaded guilty in May 2023 and will be sentenced in August.
- AP News: Ex-aide to Miami mayor faces federal child porn charges
- WTSP: He was the Miami mayor’s top aide. He’s accused of forcing himself on a teenager.
- CBS Miami: Miami Commission Approves $100,000 Payment To Teen Boy Allegedly Groped By Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s Aide
- Pacer Monitor: Florida Southern District Court, USA vs. Pedrosa
- Miami Herald: Former Miami mayoral aide pleads guilty to receiving child porn images from a teen
The Miami Herald
Miami, Florida · Thursday, February 06, 2020