Prosecutors drop sex-with-a-minor charges against former Alex Otaola Treasurer

Miami-Dade prosecutors won’t charge Andy Santana, a former campaign Treasurer for conservative influencer and one-time county mayoral candidate Alex Otaola, for alleged sex with a minor.

State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle’s Office said it has no case because the 17-year-old retracted his complaint, telling prosecutors a masked man coerced him into accusing Santana with threats against the boy’s family.

Miami-Dade Clerk records show the case closed, with all charges dismissed. Santana, 33, had pleaded not guilty and demanded a trial.

Otaola, who placed a distant third in last year’s mayor’s race, said he had “nothing to do with (the) situation.”

– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics