Former Doral Charter School Employee Found Guilty of Four Crimes Against Students

Verdict in Charter School Employee Trial

• ⚖️ Jurors delivered a split verdict in the trial of a former Downtown Doral Charter Upper School coach and security monitor.
• 🎯 The defendant was found guilty of four out of seven charges he faced.

Specific Charges and Convictions

• 💡 He was convicted on two counts of offenses against students by an authority figure and two counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child.
• 📸 The jury appeared to be swayed by video evidence showing the coach filming students in a classroom.

Acquitted Charges

• ❌ The defendant was found not guilty of solicitation of a minor for unlawful sexual conduct, lascivious behavior against minors, and distributing obscene material to a minor.
• 📉 The jury was not convinced by the testimony of one victim who alleged the coach pressured her into sexual activity.

Defense and Prosecution Arguments

• 🗣️ The prosecution highlighted the defendant's abuse of his role as a security guard.
• 🎥 The state presented video evidence allegedly showing the coach filming the students.
• 🚫 The defense argued the student witness was not believable and that there was a lack of concrete proof.

Background of the Case

• 🗓️ The trial followed allegations that the former coach, Uneski Ramirez Martinez, filmed two students having sex and pressured one to engage in sexual acts.
• 🏫 The incidents allegedly occurred in a classroom at Downtown Doral Charter Upper School on Valentine's Day 2023.
• 🎬 Jurors deliberated for approximately an hour and a half after a two-day trial.