Miami, Florida: Ex-prosecutor & teacher David Benjamin accused of soliciting prostitution in Miami

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Ex-prosecutor accused of soliciting prostitution in Miami

26 January 2022

A recent undercover prostitution sting involving officers from the Miami and Coral Gables police departments netted a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor. David Benjamin approached two undercover police officers shortly before midnight at 44th Avenue and Eighth Street, and he agreed to pay $30 for a sex act at the nearby Campina Motel, police said. Benjamin, 41, of Miami Shores, was driving a white Lexus when officers stopped him on Jan. 20 and arrested him near the motel, police said. He refused to answer any questions without an attorney present. Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, said ...

Ex-prosecutor accused of soliciting prostitution in Miami

A recent undercover prostitution sting involving officers from the Miami and Coral Gables police departments net a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor — shortly before midnight near motels in Miami.

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Teacher and former Miami-Dade prosecutor resigns after soliciting prostitution charge

27 January 2022

A high school teacher and former Miami-Dade prosecutor on Thursday resigned after officials learned he was arrested last week and accused of soliciting prostitution from undercover officers in Miami. David Benjamin was a humanities teacher at Miami Country Day School, a private school in Miami Shores, Paula Montoya, a spokeswoman for the school, told the Herald in an email Thursday afternoon. “Immediately upon learning of this information, we placed Mr. Benjamin on administrative leave. Mr. Benjamin subsequently submitted his resignation from the school today,” she said. After students went home Thursday, the school broke the news to parents via email. ...

Teacher and former Miami-Dade prosecutor resigns after soliciting prostitution charge