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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A erstwhile schoolhouse information show astatine West Broward High School says helium wants his sanction cleared present that he’s retired of jailhouse and a superior intersexual artillery complaint against him has been dropped.
Justice Joseph, 27, primitively identified by Pembroke Pines constabulary arsenic “Joseph Justice Livan” pursuing his apprehension successful March, had been accused of forcing a 17-year-old lad to execute a enactment enactment connected different antheral wrong of a Miami condo and threatening him.
“I thought it was a prank,” helium said of the arrest, calling the accusations “all a lie.”
Records amusement Miami-Dade prosecutors decided not to prosecute charges.
“It was already excessively late, due to the fact that I was each implicit societal media,” helium said.
Joseph admits the 3 were together, but moving connected a task for his different occupation arsenic the proprietor of a ceremonial home.
“The different 2 guys are lovers,” Joseph said. “I did not adjacent cognize that helium was 17 years old. He did not archer america that helium was 17.”
Local 10 News newsman Janine Stanwood asked, “There was nary inappropriate intersexual interaction successful that condo?”
“No. None whatsoever,” helium replied.
He claims the teen turned connected him erstwhile helium aboriginal fired the man, who was an employee.
In March, 4 officers would amusement up astatine schoolhouse to apprehension Joseph.
“When I walked successful they were like, ‘Put your hands down your back, you’re nether arrest,’” Joseph said. “And I’m like, ‘What bash you mean I’m nether arrest?’”
Joseph said helium spent 2 months successful jailhouse and is present trying to get backmost connected his feet with his ceremonial business.
He said helium wants his occupation backmost with Broward County Public Schools.
“I emotion what I bash and I emotion to enactment with the kids and brighten their day,” Joseph said. “Only for this to hap to maine has truly messed maine up.”
Local 10 News contacted BCPS seeking remark connected Joseph’s employment status.
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Janine Stanwood
Janine Stanwood joined Local 10 News successful February 2004 arsenic an duty editor. She is present a wide duty reporter. Before moving to South Florida from her Washington home, Janine was the elder legislative analogous for a United States legislator connected Capitol Hill.
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