AVENTURA, FLA. (WSVN) - - An Aventura man has been arrested after police said he secretly communicated for weeks with his ex-girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter, allegedly attempting to lure her into meeting him without her parents’ knowledge.
According to an Aventura Police arrest affidavit, 31-year-old Daniel Ricardo Moreno continued contacting the girl through phone calls, text messages, WhatsApp video calls, Instagram direct messages and TikTok after his relationship with the child’s mother ended in May.
Investigators said the mother had specifically told Moreno not to contact her daughter and blocked his number on the child’s phone
Police said investigators uncovered messages in which Moreno allegedly encouraged the child to keep their conversations secret, offered to buy her gifts, undermined her mother’s authority and attempted to persuade her to meet him alone.
