Former West Palm Beach juvenile detention employee arrested, detectives seek additional victims

A former employee of a juvenile detention facility has been arrested following a West Palm Beach Police Department investigation involving a minor.

Demetrio Quinones, 43, of Port St. Lucie, was arrested on charges of lewd or lascivious touching, and lewd or lascivious written solicitation of a victim 16 or 17 years old by a person 24 years of age or older, police said.

An investigation determined Quinones was employed at a juvenile detention facility during the time of the offenses, which occurred between July 24, 2025 and Oct. 9, 2025…

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