Florida Woman Escapes Jail After Pleading Guilty to Targeting Wealthy Men
A Florida woman known for preying on affluent men received minimal punishment after admitting to luring them into hotel rooms, using pepper spray, and stealing their luxury watches.
Esther Torres, aged 20, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years of probation, steering clear of prison time. This followed two separate incidents in which she isolated her victims and assaulted them; one man lost a valued Hugo Boss watch, while another was robbed of a $22,000 Rolex in March.
The first episode transpired at the Breakwater Hotel in Miami Beach, where Torres pepper-sprayed her victim before removing the Hugo Boss watch from his wrist. Additionally, she took more than $200 in cash and Euros, along with several credit cards.
In the second incident, occurring at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Torres again sprayed a man, stealing his Rolex Submariner. The victim later reported to authorities that the attack left him temporarily vision-impaired.
Surveillance videos reportedly captured Torres fleeing both locations shortly after the assaults, as indicated by media sources.
Mitch Novick, owner of the nearby Sherbrooke Hotel, expressed concern over the incidents, emphasizing that "we have a predator, and she’s preying on male victims." He provided security camera footage to law enforcement to assist in the identification of Torres.
Authorities began tracking Torres in April when she showed up at a traffic stop involving another individual who had been arrested. She was recognized as a suspect due to her driver’s license, which she handed to police during the encounter.
Torres was ultimately apprehended in May during a separate traffic stop, with police confirming her identity from a flyer requesting assistance in identifying her.
Footage from body-worn cameras during Torres’ arrest shows her in a strapless white top wearing a hair bonnet. Officers questioned her about any weapons she might possess.
"Do you have any weapons on you, none of that stuff, right?" one officer asked.
"No, no," Torres answered.
At the time of her arrest, Torres had a child in her vehicle, who was safely picked up before she was taken into custody.
Initially charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, Torres was held without bail before being released on a recognizance bond in June. Following her recent sentencing to probation, she is no longer in custody.
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