A man arrested in Sunny Isles Beach for allegedly abusing his 2-year-old daughter made his first court appearance Wednesday, as authorities provided a deeper account of what they described as “incomprehensible” behavior captured on surveillance video.
Judge orders no contact; father held without bond
Andrei Sevastianov appeared before Miami-Dade County Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause and ordered him held without bond. She issued a no-contact order with the child and granted one-time access to the condo to collect his belongings.
Sevastianov, speaking through an interpreter, told the judge, “We are tourists” and mentioned they had a flight scheduled for June 12th. His next court hearing is set for Thursday.
Sunny Isles Beach Police spokesman Sgt. Brian Schnell confirmed there had been no prior police calls to the family’s unit…