Alert Mother Noticed a Man was Stalking Her 10-year-old Girl in a Miami-Dade Store; Reported Incident to Police leading to Arrest of Perverted Middle-Aged Man

Miami-Dade, Florida- A man with a troubling criminal history has been apprehended for reportedly stalking a young girl at a Home Depot in Miami-Dade.

A 58-year-old man named Kevin S. Hurley was taken into custody on Tuesday for the alleged crime of aggravated stalking of a minor, according to records from the Miami-Dade jail.

Hurley’s status as a registered sex offender is documented in records from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. According to records from the Florida Department of Corrections, he was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014 for committing lewd and lascivious sexual battery on a child and lewd and lascivious molestation on a child. However, he was released in 2017.

As per the conditions of his probation, he is currently being monitored via GPS and is prohibited from having unsupervised contact with minors, as stated in an arrest report.

An incident of alleged stalking occurred on July 4 at the Home Depot on Southwest 106th Avenue, where the 10-year-old was with her mother.

According to the report, the mother stated that they were at a counter when Hurley approached and began conversing with the girl.

“I love your Mickey ears, and I think you are too big to be in that shopping cart,” he remarked, as per the report.

According to a report, the girl felt uneasy and took off her Mickey ears while Hurley finished a transaction. He then resumed talking to the girl, complimenting her by saying “I think you are so beautiful.”

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Hurley departed the vicinity while keeping a close eye on the victim, as indicated by surveillance footage showing him pacing in a nearby aisle and attentively monitoring her whereabouts.

According to the report, the mother observed Hurley’s unusual behavior and captured a photograph of him.

According to the report, Hurley attempted to approach the girl from behind but was discouraged and proceeded to walk around the area before eventually leaving the store.

According to the report, he parked his car in front of the exit door for approximately 10 minutes, in violation of parking regulations, while waiting for the girl to leave the store.

Concerned about a potential threat, the mother requested assistance from a Home Depot employee to walk with her to her car.

Upon leaving the store, the mother spotted Hurley in his vehicle and decided to snap a picture of his license plate.

According to the report, Hurley promptly turned his car around and began to cautiously trail the girl, her mother, and the employee. The mother eventually came to a halt and positioned herself near an unoccupied parking spot.

A man in a truck confronted Hurley after he parked his car at the stop sign in front of the mother and daughter. Hurley then fled the scene, according to the report.

Hurley was located by the police on Tuesday and subsequently taken into custody before being processed at the jail.

Hurley made a court appearance on Wednesday, during which his bond for the stalking charge was set at $10,000 as reported by NBC Miami. No attorney information was provided.

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