On Sunday, January 9, 2022, Hollywood police arrested Philip Velez, a culinary arts teacher and basketball coach at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, for allegedly having a sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student at his school. Velez, age 28, was arrested on charges of sexual assault on a minor and soliciting sexual conduct with a student while…
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Pembroke Pines Taekwondo Instructor Robert Franco Arrested For Hidden Cameras in Bathroom
On Friday, August 6, 2021, Robert Franco, a martial arts instructor in Pembroke Pines, surrendered himself to the Broward County Jail after a warrant was issued for his arrest. According to Pembroke Pines police, Robert Franco, ago 64, allegedly placed hidden cameras in the restroom of his academy, Master Franco’s Taekwondo Academy, located at 11090 Pines Boulevard. Investigators reported that…
Pembroke Pines Youth Pastor Luis Clarke Arrested for Abusing Minor
Luis Clarke, a 38 year-old Youth Pastor at Abrazo tu Sueno Church in Pembroke Pines, coerced a young girl into having sex with him by threatening to turn her family into immigration authorities, according to law enforcement. Clarke was a part-time Youth Pastor at Abrazo tu Sueno Church, 9626 Pines Boulevard, and police are concerned he may have sexually victimized…