Police News — Kissimmee man faces federal sex charges; sex abuser, package thief arrested

Kissimmee man facing federal charges after enticing a minor for sex

A Kissimmee man faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison, after being found guilty of attempted enticing of a minor to engage in sexual activity. 

Following the jury finding, Damien Suhr, 41, faces sentencing on June 26.

According to evidence presented at trial in May 2023 the FBI was involved in an operation with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. As part of this operation, a profile was created by the FBI on a dating app which indicated that the user, “Jack,” was an adult, but depicted a photo of a police decoy who was 14 years old when the photo was taken. “Jack” and Suhr began exchanging messages on the dating app, then quickly switched to exchanging text messages in which “Jack” made clear to Suhr that he was 14 years old.

Agents say that, for two weeks, Suhr spoke to “Jack” about engaging in sex with him. Suhr explained in detail the sexual acts he wanted to perform on and with “Jack.” Additionally, he directed “Jack” to delete thes text messages to avoid detection by his mother or law enforcement. Suhr chose a location at a gas station that was convenient for him to meet “Jack” and sent messages to “Jack,” requesting that he wear a specific type of underwear to the meeting. On June 9, 2023, Suhr went to the gas station to meet with “Jack.” Suhr was met and arrested by law enforcement officers.

Evidence presented at trial showed that Suhr had previously exchanged messages with other online users about his desire to have sexual encounters with minors as young as 12 years old. 

This is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

Man arrested after juvenile reports sexual assault

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man it says confessed to sexually battering a juvenile last week.

Rafael Angel Suarez, 18, was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious battery, and was held in the Osceola County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

Police say investigators responded to a March 24 call that a juvenile was reported missing. Two days later the missing juvenile returned home and disclosed she had been sexually assaulted by an adult male, identified as Suarez. Special Victims Unit detectives investigation and obtained additional information that established probable cause for arrest. Contact was made with Suarez where he was placed under arrest. During an interview with the Sheriff’s Office, Suarez reportedly offered up a confession to the incident and was charged with lewd and lascivious Battery. A search warrant was served at the suspect's residence where evidence in his case was recovered, investigators said.

Package theft suspect arrest

An arrest has been made of an individual law enforcement says says was following delivery trucks in Osceola and Polk counties to steal packages after they had been delivered.

Jency Argenis Reynoso-Jimenez, 23, was arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s officials after conducting surveillance on him.

During the months of December 2023 and March 2024, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to several package thefts involving the same suspect and suspect vehicle. An investigation identified Reynoso-Jimenez as the suspect.

On March 26, detectives with the Osceola and Polk Sheriff’s Office, conducted covert surveillance on the suspect. During the surveillance, he was observed following several FedEx delivery trucks, and attempted to steal several packages after they had been delivered. As a result, the suspect was arrested by members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

In addition, detectives obtained a search warrant for the suspects residence and vehicle, where other evidence was collected. When interviewed, the suspect admitted to stealing several packages in Osceola and Polk County. Based on this information, detectives with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office obtained several arrest warrants for multiple felony grand theft charges.