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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and shooting a 12-year-old boy faced a judge Tuesday.
“This individual poses a great danger to children in our community,” said Judge Judith K. Rubenstein.
Aliex Santiesteban, 43, is charged with kidnapping, sexual battery, and attempted murder of a child.
Monday evening, Santiesteban was arrested at his 3rd-floor apartment in the Island Living complex in Miami.
Neighbors were horrified to learn he lived in their apartment building.
“It’s awful,” says Paulette Hill. “Thank God he was found because I’m afraid.”
“I felt really scared. This guy lives in the same complex that I live in. There are kids in here too,” says Eric John. “I used to go out overnight, and I used to see the guy around. Very creepy face.”
Miami-Dade Police say around 3:00 a.m. Saturday in Brownsville, the boy had snuck out to see his friends. According to the arrest report, Santiesteban pulled up, forced him into the backseat of a car, sexually assaulted him, and shot him.