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The owner of a Miramar pornography business was arrested Tuesday on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman on camera. And it isn't the first time a woman said she was assaulted at that address, authorities said.
Emerson D. Callum, owner of Miami Vibes Inc. in Miramar, was being held without bail on two counts of sexual battery involving someone who was incapacitated, and single counts of delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit sexual battery. Callum, 41, of Miami, is the second person to be arrested on such charges in connection with the warehouse at 3590 S. State Road 7.
A woman became incapacitated after being given alcohol that contained alprazolam, an anti-anxiety medication that can intensify the effects of alcohol, said Paige Patterson-Hughes, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. She said the woman was then assaulted at Miami Vibes Inc. while another man videotaped.
The woman was able to write down the license plate of her attacker before she passed out, Patterson-Hughes said. She said the woman called police once she woke up and investigators were able to find DNA evidence that matched Callum.
Miami Vibes Inc. incorporated in 2005, state records show. It produces "amateur"-themed pornography videos and material for a Web site with titles like "Miami's Nastiest Nymphos."
Several women told investigators they were attacked at that address.
Miramar police on July 13 arrested a former Miami Beach police officer on charges he drugged and assaulted two women at that same address after tricking them into thinking they would be paid for modeling. Lavont Flanders, 36, is still in jail awaiting trial.
Patterson-Hughes said that authorities believe Flanders and Callum are connected, but weren't sure how, beyond the location and similarities in what victims told detectives.
"We've had more than two-dozen other callers and potential victims come forward and say something similar may have happened," she said. "We certainly are concerned that there could be more victims."
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477, FDLE Special Agent Maggie Bonilla at 305-470-5500 or Miramar police at 954-602-4000.
Staff Researcher Barbara Hijek contributed to this report.
Brian Haas can be reached at [email protected] or 954-356-4597.
Emerson D. Callum, owner of Miami Vibes Inc. in Miramar, was being held without bail on two counts of sexual battery involving someone who was incapacitated, and single counts of delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit sexual battery. Callum, 41, of Miami, is the second person to be arrested on such charges in connection with the warehouse at 3590 S. State Road 7.
A woman became incapacitated after being given alcohol that contained alprazolam, an anti-anxiety medication that can intensify the effects of alcohol, said Paige Patterson-Hughes, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. She said the woman was then assaulted at Miami Vibes Inc. while another man videotaped.
The woman was able to write down the license plate of her attacker before she passed out, Patterson-Hughes said. She said the woman called police once she woke up and investigators were able to find DNA evidence that matched Callum.
Miami Vibes Inc. incorporated in 2005, state records show. It produces "amateur"-themed pornography videos and material for a Web site with titles like "Miami's Nastiest Nymphos."
Several women told investigators they were attacked at that address.
Miramar police on July 13 arrested a former Miami Beach police officer on charges he drugged and assaulted two women at that same address after tricking them into thinking they would be paid for modeling. Lavont Flanders, 36, is still in jail awaiting trial.
Patterson-Hughes said that authorities believe Flanders and Callum are connected, but weren't sure how, beyond the location and similarities in what victims told detectives.
"We've had more than two-dozen other callers and potential victims come forward and say something similar may have happened," she said. "We certainly are concerned that there could be more victims."
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477, FDLE Special Agent Maggie Bonilla at 305-470-5500 or Miramar police at 954-602-4000.
Staff Researcher Barbara Hijek contributed to this report.
Brian Haas can be reached at [email protected] or 954-356-4597.
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