MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An 86-year-old southwest Miami-Dade man has been arrested for allegedly sexually battering a now 49-year-old woman over multiple years in the 1980s, starting when she was just 4 years old, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Friday.
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According to an arrest report, the alleged abuse began in New York and continued during her summer visits with Bruny Joseph, who was about 38 years old at the time, at his home near the 16000 block of Southwest 102nd Court in Miami-Dade County.
The victim said the abuse continued until she was around 14 or 15 years old.
According to investigators, the victim revealed that during her annual summer visits to Miami, starting in January 1986, Joseph would kiss her on the lips, fondle her breasts and vagina over and underneath her clothing, rub his penis against her vagina, and attempt to sexually penetrate her.
She also stated that when she “screamed in agony,” Joseph would stop, deputies wrote in the report.
The victim’s sister, who is approximately 5 years older than her, also provided a sworn statement to deputies, indicating that she was also sexually assaulted by Joseph on numerous occasions in New York City from the age of approximately 4 until she was about 10 years old, the report stated.
Jail records show Joseph is facing one count of sexual battery on a minor by an adult.
As of Friday, he was being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Victims of sexual abuse can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline for help and support at 1-800-656-4673.