Hillsborough jail deputy faces additional child molestation charges out of Hialeah Gardens

HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. — A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy accused of molesting a girl in Hialeah is now also accused of molesting the same victim in Hialeah Gardens, according to documents obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.

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Manuel De Jesus Chaveco Delgado, 42, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center early Wednesday morning. An arrest report indicates that the Hialeah Gardens Police Department filed charges later that afternoon.

The Hialeah Gardens allegations stem from a period when the girl was between 11 to 13 years old, according to the report. The Hialeah allegations cover a period when she was 13 to 15.

Like in the Hialeah case, the girl, whom Chaveco Delgado knows, told investigators of occasions where he inappropriately touched her, according to the HGPD report.

In the Hialeah case, he’s also accused of showing her “a photo of a penis” on his phone at one point.

On top of four charges in the Hialeah case, Chaveco Delgado now faces an additional two felony child molestation charges.

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But even more may be coming, the report indicates. Detectives wrote, “The victim stated that more incidents happened in other jurisdictions and that they were going to file police reports with the other agencies.”

Local 10 News contacted HCSO seeking comment on Wednesday. It’s not clear when he began working for the agency.

The agency put out a brief news release on Wednesday acknowledging Chaveco Delgado’s employment, arrest and charges but providing no additional details about his employment or status with HCSO.

As of Thursday, Chaveco Delgado remained at TGK with a bond listed in jail records as “to be set.”

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