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New York Post
30-06-2025
- New York Post
Twisted Florida pharmacist who raped, trafficked more than 50 young girls learns his fate
A twisted Florida pharmacist will spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping and trafficking dozens of young girls — as young as 10 — during repeated trips to Colombia, according to federal prosecutors. Stefan Andres Correa, 42, was handed the life sentence Friday after authorities discovered more than 100 disturbing videos of him sexually abusing over 50 children stored across nine cell phones, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida announced. Prosecutors said the Miami predator preyed on girls between the ages of 10 and 17. Arrest of Stefan Andrés Correa Collins. Noticias Caracol 'This prosecution and this sentence should serve as a warning to any predator who is trying to travel through our District to prey on children,' US Attorney Hayden P. O'Byrne said in a statement. 'We will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. A life sentence for this conduct is entirely appropriate. Predators such as Correa are a scourge upon humanity, and must be dealt with accordingly.' The sicko was trying to board a Bogota-bound flight from Miami International Airport last April when the feds grabbed him on the jet bridge and searched his bags — uncovering his stash of cell phones. Prosecutors said one phone contained a text exchange in which Correa offered a Colombian trafficker $75 to set up sickening sex sessions with children between 10 to 12 years old. Stefan Andres Correa, 42, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. Getty Images/iStockphoto 'If she behaves, and takes good care of me, you can keep bringing her and you'll each get [$75],' the pharma creep wrote in one message, also offering to reward the girl with an Apple iPhone, according to court documents obtained by the Miami Herald The depraved druggist told investigators he made roughly 45 trips to the South American country to exploit his victims, records showed. Correa pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor and production of child sexual exploitation material in March. 'To the brave survivors, your courage was the driving force in this case, and I hope that the life sentence of this predator brings you some measure of justice and relief,' said Jose R. Figueroa, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Miami. 'This investigation underscores the global and horrific nature of child sex trafficking and the importance of international cooperation to end it.'
Miami Herald
29-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Miami pharmacist who sexually abused girls in Colombia is off to prison, feds say
A Miami pharmacist will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he attempted to board a flight to Colombia to sexually abuse young girls, federal prosecutors say. Stefan Andres Correa, 42, was arrested in April 2024 at Miami International Airport after officers searched nine phones Correa had on him and inside his luggage. They found more than 100 videos of Correa having sex with more than 50 young girls — some as young as 9, court records show. Correa admitted that he was traveling to Bogota, Colombia, to sexually abuse minor girls. Officers, records show, uncovered text messages where Correa offered a sex trafficker $75 to sexually batter children between 10 to 12 years old. In March, Correa pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor and production of child sexual exploitation material. He was handed down his lengthy sentence on Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Beth Bloom. READ MORE: Miami pharmacist raped preteens, feds say. He paid to sexually abuse more in Colombia 'This prosecution and this sentence should serve as a warning to any predator who is trying to travel through our District to prey on children. We will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law,' U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O'Byrne said in the Southern District of Florida's news release. '...Predators such as Correa are a scourge upon humanity, and must be dealt with accordingly.' In messages with a sex trafficker, Correa said he would give a girl an iPhone XS Max, according to court documents. He, in another text, wrote, 'If she behaves, and takes good care of me, you can keep bringing her and you'll each get [$75].' When Correa spoke to investigators, he told them he had traveled to Colombia about 45 times to 'have sex with minors,' records show. In a letter to the judge, Correa said he was taking accountability for his actions — and stated that he 'had a unhealthy yet treatable sex drive.' Correa will be locked up at the Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, a medium-security prison in Florida's Panhandle. The case was investigated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations agents in Miami, Cleveland, Ohio, and Bogota, Colombia. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Astigarraga, the deputy chief of the major crimes division, prosecuted Correa. 'This investigation underscores the global and horrific nature of child sex trafficking and the importance of international cooperation to end it,' said Jose R. Figueroa, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations Miami, in a news release.
