May 11, 2007 10:51 pm US/Eastern
Investigators Say Cop Arrested Is A Serial Rapist
Officer May Be Charged With More Rape Counts
by Brian Andrews MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) ― A Miami cop who stands accused of committing three rapes is now being called a serial rapist by the state attorney's office, and he may have more charges coming to him.Investigators have released a surveillance video shot March 19th, which allegedly shows Michael Ragusa cruising in his City of Miami Police car, hours after his shift in the Miami Beach area, harassing a woman on the street. This is time that investigators say he would spend to scout potential victims, both male and female. However, police want the public to look at a man who appears to be using a nearby ATM on the tape because they want to talk to him. They think he might have seen something that might help them in their case against Ragusa.Ragusa is in jail and on unpaid suspension as he awaits trial on rape charges involving women he would allegedly pick up, using his police cruiser in the area of 75th Street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach."We have a serial rapist who uses his badge, who uses everything associated with law enforcement to victimize his victims even further, makes them more vulnerable because he is a police officer," said State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle.Investigators say the fact that Ragusa held 39 different jobs and had to apply to seven different police departments before being hired by Miami might have been a red flag.More victims are expected to come forward, and more charges are expected to be filed against Ragusa next week.
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