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(34,195 posts)
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 05:38 PM Jul 2021

Former 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 I’m in the middle of holding myself, he’s 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.

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/former-florida-police-officer-sent-to-prison-for-forcing-teens-to-strip-and-run-naked-to-avoid-arrest/?utm_source=mostpopular

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Former Florida Police Officer Sent to Prison For Forcing Teens to Strip, Run Naked to Avoid Arrest (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 OP
Good grief. I hope that the teens recover fully from this bad experience and thank goodness, SWBTATTReg Jul 2021 #1
What is it with sick fuck cops? Blue Owl Jul 2021 #2
Yeah. You should do a lot Tomconroy Jul 2021 #3
I'm guessing that in prison MyOwnPeace Jul 2021 #4

SWBTATTReg

(22,114 posts)
1. Good grief. I hope that the teens recover fully from this bad experience and thank goodness,
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 05:46 PM
Jul 2021

they nailed the guy, threw him in jail.

 

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)
3. Yeah. You should do a lot
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 06:27 PM
Jul 2021

Of very hard time for that.
Don't think that one rates high in the prison pecking order.

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