Miami Gardens man accused of sexually assaulting multiple women on jet ski – NBC 6 South Florida

A Miami Gardens man is facing charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted several women on a jet ski in separate incidents, police said.

Alexander Junior Mendez, 34, was arrested Friday on two counts of sexual battery and three counts of assault, arrest reports said.

One of the alleged incidents reportedly occurred back on October 12, when several women were celebrating a 20-year-old's birthday on a charter boat.

The boat had been anchored near the Rusty Pelican restaurant off the Rickenbacker Causeway when Mendez approached on a jet ski and asked the women if they wanted to pay to get on, the reports said.

The 20-year-old and a 24-year-old put on life jackets and got on the jet ski with Mendez, but as the 20-year-old was operating the jet ski with Mendez behind her, she felt him touch her breast under her life jacket and immediately told him that she no longer wanted to go, the report says.

“She said she was in shock and was afraid to say anything to her boyfriend because he might knock her off the jet ski,” the report said.

Mendez then let the 24-year-old woman drive, grabbed her breasts and touched the upper area of ​​her genitals, causing her to drive the jet ski back to the boat, the reports said.

The women got back on the boat and went to the lower cabin, but when they returned to the upper deck they saw a 23-year-old friend and another friend riding away on the jet ski with Mendez.

The 23-year-old said Mendez caressed her left thigh and once put his hand between her legs and sexually assaulted her while they were on the jet ski, the reports said.

She was also reportedly afraid to say anything to the other friend while they were out on the water.

Mendez admitted grabbing the vest of one of the victims but denied the other allegations, the reports said.

He also admitted that one of the women called him “disgusting” and poured a drink on him, the reports said.

A second alleged incident occurred on June 23, 2023, when a victim, a 24-year-old woman, said she was riding a jet ski when it overturned.

The woman said Mendez sexually assaulted her as he helped her get back on the jet ski and said he exposed himself through the side of his shorts, the reports said.

She said she didn't confront him because she was in disbelief and was alone with him in the sea, the reports said.

The woman said she returned to the boat she came from crying and confronted Mendez, but he denied her allegations and left on the jet ski, the reports said.

Mendez later told a detective that he was operating a jet ski rental business on the day in question, but denied the sexual harassment allegations, the reports said.

Mendez was arrested and sent to prison. He went before a judge over the weekend, who set his bail at $23,000.