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Miami man accused of sexting, trying to meet 12-year-old girl
MIAMI – A mother’s suspicion about her preteen daughter’s behavior led her to discover that she had been exchanging explicit text messages with a 37-year-old man, according to Miami police.
Authorities said after an undercover operation Thursday, Yosvany Fernandez Gonzalez is facing eight felonies.
A Miami Police Department arrest report states that the girl’s mother went to police Thursday to report what she found the day prior on her 12-year-old’s cellphone.
Authorities said the woman became suspicious after her daughter asked twice if she could step out of the house. Police said the woman refused and eventually, having become suspicious, took her daughter’s cellphone.
There, she found explicit conversations between her daughter and Fernandez Gonzalez, including “nude videos,” the report states.
Police said the girl told detectives that she had met Fernandez Gonzalez in her Little Havana apartment building as she went downstairs to help her father bring in groceries.
The report states that Fernandez Gonzalez, of Little Haiti, “approached her and asked her for her phone number and her age.”
Police said the girl made him aware that she was 12. They said he told her he was 27 and “did not mind.”
The report states that Fernandez Gonzalez then began sending explicit photos and videos of himself and told her, in Spanish, “I want to f— you.”
The girl told detectives that Fernandez Gonzalez “has tried to meet her in person on multiple occasions,” police said.
Police said on Wednesday, after the girl got home from school, Fernandez Gonzalez told her to meet him in her building’s laundry room, eventually leading to her mother discovering the explicit texts.
According to the report, after the woman reported what happened to police, detectives took over the girl’s cellphone to communicate with Fernandez Gonzalez undercover.
“I want to see you, because I like you, I want to give you a kiss,” police said he texted the detective, posing as the girl, in Spanish. “I can see (you) at my friends house, he left me the key, I need to go now, I (will) let you know when I get there, I’m just going to give you a kiss.”
Police said he added, “I only want to give you delicious kisses only.”
Authorities said the detective arranged a meeting with Fernandez Gonzalez at the Target shopping plaza at 3825 NW Seventh St.
Instead of encountering the girl, police said Fernandez Gonzalez came face-to-face with MPD’s Tactical Robbery Unit.
Police said they interviewed Fernandez Gonzalez, who confessed to sending the illicit texts and videos to the victim and signed and dated printouts of them.
Authorities said he also consented to a search of his electronic devices, which revealed four nude photographs of the victim.
Police arrested Fernandez Gonzalez on four counts related to the possession of child sexual abuse material, plus one count each of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, traveling to meet a minor, sending electronic material harmful to minors and child solicitation.
As of Friday, Fernandez Gonzalez was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $55,000 bond. If released, he’ll be subject to house arrest.
Police, in a news release Friday, urged any potential additional victims of Fernandez Gonzalez to come forward and contact their Special Victims Unit at 305-603-6300.
“The Miami Police Department remains dedicated to protecting children from all crime and will work tirelessly to identify and bring those prey on the young to justice,” Officer Michael Vega, an MPD spokesperson, said.
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If you’re a diehard pizza fanatic in Miami, you’ll soon be able to check another renowned style off your list without leaving home. Arriving in October 2026, Royale Pizza Napoletana will debut at 1680 Meridian Avenue, introducing South Florida to the exceptionally precise world of Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizza. This highly anticipated opening marks the monumental stateside arrival of legendary Japanese pizzaiolo Chef Bun, the mastermind behind Tokyo’s genre-defining concept, Savoy.
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The restaurant is the brainchild of banking entrepreneur and restaurateur Jess Varughese, the innovator behind Miami’s ultra-exclusive, members-only hotspot, Haiku. After experiencing Chef Bun’s “perfect pizzas” during a trip to Japan, Varughese envisioned bringing this science-driven culinary movement to sunny South Florida. To ensure absolute authenticity, Varughese assembled an elite culinary team. Alongside Chef Bun, the kitchen features Haiku Executive Chef Albert Diaz and Chef Dalila Sabatino, a rising pizzaiola talent praised by Bun who previously trained at Los Angeles’ acclaimed Pizzeria Sei.
What sets Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizza apart is its rigorous, chemistry-like execution. At Royale, the dough undergoes a meticulous 30+ hour fermentation process. Varughese and his team spent hundreds of hours adjusting the recipe, combining artisan flours with the Autolyse technique and even altering Miami’s water softness to match Japan’s famously soft water. Pizzas are then baked fresh in an 800-degree oven. The resulting crust achieves an ethereal balance of lightness, chewiness, char and crunch. As Varughese notes, having Chef Bun’s 20-plus years of innovation on board elevates the entire culinary game.
Royale will be fast-casual, yet polished, with seating for 65 guests including a large community table at its center. Staying true to an accessible vibe, the restaurant will operate on a first-come, first-served walk-in basis with no reservations, though takeout and delivery will be available. You’ll order at a main counter from a carefully curated menu featuring antipasti, two pastas, two mains and seven distinct pizzas—including four traditional options and three specials. This is a pizza spot that deserves the hype, so stay up to date on their progress at @royalenapoletana ahead of the official October launch.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 12-year-old girl was shot in the arm after gunfire erupted in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood early Tuesday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they responded just before 1 a.m. to the area of Northwest 64th Street and Northwest 21st Avenue in the county’s Gladeview area, where they found three vehicles struck by gunfire, including a silver Hyundai.
“The car was parked outside of the residence. It was occupied by three juveniles, so it was the girl and her two siblings that were in the vehicle. The mom was outside of the vehicle at the time, so this could have been a very different outcome,” MDSO Detective Samantha Choon said.
Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics transported the girl to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
A family member of the victim told Local 10’s Jackie Pascale that the girl is now home and doing OK.
They said neither her siblings nor their mother was injured in the shooting.
According to investigators, no arrests have been made, and detectives have not released any suspect information at this time.
Neighbor Marie Grimes said she was shaken after hearing multiple gunshots.
“I heard the booms — boom, boom, boom, boom — and I said, ‘Oh my God, what’s happening?’” she said. “Maybe five or six, ’cause look at that right there. I’m just glad the little girl is OK.”
Investigators asked neighbors to check their surveillance or Ring camera footage from around 1 a.m. and contact authorities with any information.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. Anonymous tips are accepted.
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