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Related: About this forumFormer Florida Police Officer Sent to Prison For Forcing Teens to Strip, Run Naked to Avoid Arrest
A former Florida police officer has been sentenced to serve ten years in prison after being convicted of offering two teenagers a stark choice: either (1) to remove all their clothes and then run naked in front of him, or (2) to face arrest and jail time. Michael Martinez, then 28, was convicted in October 2019 of two counts of extortion and two counts of unlawful compensation for his actions involving Remy Riley and her then-boyfriend Kyle Shoulta. The victims were both 18 when the incident occurred.
At the time, Martinez was reportedly on probation at his job at the Miccosukee Police Department, which serves the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. He was fired around one year after the incident, according to local reports. According to the arrest affidavit, the incident occurred in August 2016. Martinez pulled over Shoulta and Riley during a traffic stop in the Everglades. Martinez discovered alcohol and marijuana in the car, including a pot brownie, and offered the couple a choice: either face arrest, or follow Martinez down a secluded road.
In lieu of arresting [them], Michael Martinez ordered them to run naked and solicited a hand job from [name redacted], the arrest affidavit said. [Shoulta and Riley] were threatened with arrest if they did not run naked, therefore they were extorted in violation of Florida law.
I ran in the opposite direction holding myself, Riley testified, according to the WSVN report on the trial. I ran back in the opposite direction holding myself. While Im in the middle of holding myself, hes like, Move your hands away from your body so I can see. Reports at trial revealed that Martinez had solicited the sex act from Riley.
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SWBTATTReg
(24,757 posts)they nailed the guy, threw him in jail.
Blue Owl
(55,227 posts)They're drunk on their power...
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)Of very hard time for that.
Don't think that one rates high in the prison pecking order.
MyOwnPeace
(17,287 posts)he's gonna' see a lot more 'naked' than he had ever thought possible!