Teen escapes 78-year-old man’s car after being molested: Miami Police

A teen was touched in “a lewd and lascivious manner” by a 78-year-old man after the suspect insisted he got into his car, police said.

The 15-year-old left his aunt’s house and was walking home when the suspect, Juan Carlos Medina, approached him in a gray Toyota Corolla, offering a ride, according to an arrest report.

According to police, the teen refused several times, but Medina was insistent, and because it was raining outside, he eventually accepted the offer.

After he got into the vehicle, the teen told police that Medina “began to do perverted things to him,” which included touching his leg, hand and almost his private areas.

At one point, Medina asked the teen how old he was, and when he learned of his age, said, “No, in that case I cannot.”

Additionally, Medina attempted to kiss the teen, who evaded it, removed his seatbelt and exited the vehicle.

Police tracked down Medina and his vehicle, and after a photographic line-up, the teen identified the suspect.

Medina has since been arrested and transported to TGK.

He was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct involving a child under 16 years old, with his bond yet to be set.