Miami-Dade police lieutenant faces rape charges
Published: May 8, 2021 8:06 PM EDT
Updated: May 9, 2021 8:17 AM EDT
The Miami-Dade Police Department announced the arrest of one of their own Saturday morning.
Lt. John Jenkins Jr., with more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, faces rape charges. He was booked into a Palm Beach County jail late Friday.
Video shows Jenkins leaving the Palm Beach main detention facility after being arrested.
According to the case files, Jenkins was charged with two counts of sexual assault and battery.
Those charges allegedly stemmed from an incident that occurred while Jenkins was in Palm Beach Gardens at the Police Benevolent Association Officers’ Ball back in April.
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and last updated 2021-05-08 19:04:57-04
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. â A South Florida police officer is facing sex charges after an alleged incident at PGA National Resort & Spa in late April.
Palm Beach Gardens police have arrested Miami-Dade police Lt. John Jenkins on charges of sexual battery and attempted sexual battery.
According to police, Jenkins followed the victim into her hotel room, where she said he sexually assaulted her.
According to the website for the Palm Beach County PBA, the “Black-tie optional” 13th Annual PBA Officer’s Ball was sold out at Trump National Jupiter Golf Club on April 24. Tickets ranged from $200 to $10,000, with lieutenants paying $2,500 a piece for a four-seat table.
The Herald reports that the three-day event, took place at two locations, but the alleged incident, according to the South Florida PBA, did not take place on the Trump property. As law enforcement officers we are held to a higher standard in society, on and off duty, said MDPD Director Alfredo Ramirez III in a statement. Immediately after being notified of an incident that occurred off duty on April 25, 2021, in the City of Palm Beach Gardens, I ordered for John Jenkins Jr. to be relieved of his official duties as a Miami-Dade Police Department lieutenant. Now learning of his arrest, it has brought a sense of disappointment that is immeasurable. This is a serious matter and I am confident that the City
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