Mother speaks out following arrest of suspect who exposed himself to 13-year-old daughter

A man was arrested and accused of exposing himself to a 13-year-old girl near the downtown Orlando area.

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Gilmer Mauricio Medina has been released from jail on a $25,000 bond.

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The case happened on Friday when she was crossing Washington Street toward Eola Drive, and the man pulled up next to her in his blue vehicle naked.

“It was scary to hear her now because that innocence, that child in there, is gone now,” the woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, said. “It was scary to hear her, because that innocence, that child in there, is gone now. She understands all of those things that the world tries to teacher and how real it is. And it is sad to see your child lose that.”

Read: Orlando police arrest suspect who allegedly exposed himself to student

Less than 24 hours after his arrest, Gilmer Mauricio Medina appeared before a judge on Tuesday in Osceola County, where he was arrested.

Upon hearing the news, the teen’s mother said she felt relieved.

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