4 OctOber 10-16, 2024 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | news | letters | coNteNts | MONTH XX–MONTH XX, 2008 miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | ▼ HIALEAH MINOR OFFENSE ALEX OTAOLA’S EX-CAMPAIGN MANAGER ARRESTED FOR UNLAWFUL SEXUAL ACTIVITY. BY ALEX DELUCA T he former campaign manager for Republican activist Alexander Otaola, who recently mounted a failed bid for Miami- Dade County mayor, was arrested last week and charged with having sex with a minor. Police arrested 33-year-old Andy Santana shortly after midnight on Thursday, October 3, in connection with an alleged sexual rela- tionship with a 17-year-old boy between May and September of this year, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by New Times. The arrest was brought to light on X (for- merly Twitter) by independent journalist Elaine de Valle, who publishes the local blog Political Cortadito. Santana was charged with one felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a mi- nor and with contributing to child delin- quency, a misdemeanor. If convicted of the felony charge, Santana faces up to 15 years in prison. The misdemeanor charge carries a punishment of up to a year in jail. According to the arrest affidavit, the teen- age victim (identified only as R.M.) went to Hialeah police on October 2 to report that he had been involved in a monthslong sexual re- lationship with Santana that included oral sex and anal penetration. He showed police “lewd pictures” and a video to corroborate the allegations. The victim told police that he met Santana in May, when the latter reached out to him through a direct message on Instagram. On May 12, the victim claimed, he met Santana at a family friend’s house. He alleged that San- tana brought into his car and kissed him, reached inside his pants, and grabbed his pe- nis, according to the affidavit. “The victim, shocked from what occurred, texted a friend to call him and say that he needs to go back inside the house,” the affida- vit reads. The affidavit describes several alleged sex- ual encounters between the victim and San- tana, including one in one in which Santana urged him to sniff amyl nitrite (AKA pop- pers) before engaging in anal sex. The victim said the drug made him dizzy. On a subse- quent occasion, the victim said he refused to inhale the “party drug,” whereupon Santana handcuffed him and forced him to have anal sex against his will. The victim told police he had sexual inter- course with Santana “at least 5 times in a week” and sometimes spent weekends at Santana’s Hialeah apartment. The relationship ended sometime in Sep- tember after Santana became “concerned with potential information of him and the victim engaging in sexual activity disclosed on social media,” according to the affidavit. Santana worked as the campaign manager for Otaola, a right-wing social media influencer who ran a failed bid for Miami-Dade County mayor this year against Daniella Levine-Cava. Born in Cuba, Otaola arrived in the U.S. in the early 2000s and began working on telenovelas and comedy shows. Otaola hosts Hola Ota-Ola, a Spanish- language show that targets Cuban voters on the YouTube channel @CubanosporelMundoLive. In response to a request for comment, Otaola tells New Times, “I would have to speak with his lawyer; the campaign is closed, and we have no information regarding what happened.” Shortly after, Otaola shared a statement on Facebook addressing Santana’s arrest. “I want to make it clear, without a doubt, that I have no control over the private lives of my employees, and although I appreciate them a lot, I strongly condemn any illegal or morally questionable act,” reads an English translation of the Spanish-language state- ment. “Each person will have to face respon- sibility for their own actions and prove their innocence.” | RIPTIDE | GET MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY AT MIAMINEWTIMES.COM/NEWS Andy Santana (l), the former campaign manager for Alex Otaola, was arrested and charged with having sex with a minor. Screenshot via YouTube Photo by Miami-Dade Corrections ▼ KEY BISCAYNE SAD TIDINGS ADRIANA VIEIRA, AKA “LADY RICH FOREVER,” DROWNED WHILE SWIMMING OFF KEY BISCAYNE. BY NAOMI FEINSTEIN A ccording to a Miami-Dade Medical Ex- aminer Department autopsy report ob- tained by New Times, OnlyFans model Adriana Vieira drowned late last month while swimming in the waters off Key Biscayne during a party on a chartered yacht. On Saturday, September 21, Vieira was part of a group that chartered a boat and anchored it offshore “in the middle of the sea,” the report states, citing information collected by the Miami Police Department and others. “The group enjoyed food and alcoholic bev- erages. One of the patrons spotted jellyfish in the water and warned those who were in the wa- ter to get out. The decedent opted to stay in the water. She did several flips in the water and then dove underneath the surface headfirst. She never resurfaced.” The report lists the incident site as 200 Rick- enbacker Causeway and says the U.S. Coast Guard was on the scene and pulled Vieira’s body from the water within ten minutes or so after she went under. She was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center at 8:30 p.m. The autopsy cites the victim’s name as Adriana do Nacimiento Vieira. The official cause of death is listed as “drowning,” and the report indicates that no drugs were found in Vieira’s system. She was identified by her driver’s license. Vieira, who was 31 years old, modeled on On- lyFans under the alias “Lady Rich Forever.” She had moved from São Paulo to Florida with her husband, Roberto Tesario, and young son. Tesa- rio later moved back to Brazil. Vieira’s Instagram account, which has 505,000 followers, contains modeling shots and photos of her 6-year-old son. A post on her account from September 20 features a selfie with Tyga and a video of Lil Baby. Vieira walked the runway during Miami Swim Week in July 2023. In addition to model- ing, the 31-year-old made music. A second Instagram account, @ladyrichfor- ever, contains only one photo, which was posted on September 21 — the day she died. The photo shows two women on a yacht silhouetted by the sunset and foregrounded with a gleaming Champagne bottle. Her OnlyFans page appears to have been taken down, but a TikTok account filled with vid- eos, @adrianavieiraof, remains. Earlier reports from out-of-town media pro- vided scant details, vaguely describing the site of the tragedy as a “harbor” and the gathering as a “swanky yacht party” that was “hosted by a mystery rapper.” A Brazilian news outlet interviewed Vieira’s mother, Antonia de Lourdes Vieira, quoting her as saying, “I want my daughter’s death to be investigated and help [bringing] her body back. I don’t know how long it will be until she is buried as a pauper. I need my daughter’s body to be transported and...[to] find out what happened.” [email protected] THE REPORT INDICATES THAT NO DRUGS WERE FOUND IN VIEIRA’S SYSTEM.
