A former North Miami Catholic school deacon and teacher walked out of court a free man Wednesday, shortly after admitting he molested four of his minor students.
More than two years after his arrest, Carlos Humberto Ramirez was released after he accepted a plea deal offered by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
The former teacher at Holy Family Catholic School pleaded guilty to four counts of lewd and lascivious conduct against a child under 16 years of age. If Humberto Ramirez had gone to trial, and jurors convicted him, he was facing up to 60 years in state prison.
However, as part of the deal offered to him by prosecutors, Humberto Ramirez was sentenced to 29 months with credit for time served, followed by 10 years of probation. He must register as a sex offender, attend a mentally disordered sex offender treatment program, and is now considered a convicted felon…