A 33-year-old Miami-Dade learning center employee faces disturbing charges following his arrest this Tuesday for allegedly engaging in lewd acts with a 12-year-old student, as per reports from NBC Miami. Jermaine Garrett-Hudson, who worked as a janitor at Sheyes of Miami Learning Centers in Northwest Miami-Dade, stands accused of human trafficking and lewd and lascivious battery.
Details from the arrest allege Garrett-Hudson enticed a male student after exposing himself near a school water fountain, subsequently offering the young victim $5 to perform oral sex, this detailed account comes from WSVN who first broke this troubling news. After the incident which reportedly took place back in December, the child's mother rightly notified authorities which led to Garrett-Hudson's arrest at his residence by Miami-Dade Police's Human Trafficking squad.
Garrett-Hudson has since denied all allegations of sexual contact with any individual including students, and he claims such acts would be impossible due to constant staff presence; despite his claims, he was ordered held without bond in a court hearing on Wednesday. In a report from NBC Miami, Garrett-Hudson argued the feasibility of the incident citing school security protocols.
Officials from Sheyes of Miami Learning Centers released a statement, "Sheyes Elementary school has been made aware of an incident involving a former employee; the employee was relieved of his position immediately upon the reporting of the incident, and we are in full cooperation with Metro Miami-Dade Police Department as the investigation is ongoing,", the statement obtained by WSVN. The school has emphasized their immediate action upon learning about the incident and their ongoing cooperation with the police investigation, as the community reels from the shocking allegations.
