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The campaign treasurer for a former Miami-Dade mayoral candidate who was arrested last year after police said he allegedly carried on a sexual relationship with an underage boy is no longer facing charges.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office announced Friday that they won't be prosecuting Andy Santana, who was arrested in October on charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
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WATCH HERESantana's attorney didn't want to comment about the drop in charges.
Santana, of Hialeah, had been the campaign treasurer for Alex Otaola, who ran for Miami-Dade mayor last year but came in third in the Aug. 20 primary as incumbent Daniella Levine Cava won reelection.
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According to an arrest report, the alleged victim, a 17-year-old male, and Santana were engaged in a sexual relationship from May 12 through about Sept. 15.
Santana allegedly gave the teen recreational drugs on at least one occasion, the report said.
According to the report, the teen said he would have sex with Santana at least five times a week and said he would spend some weekends at Santana's apartment.
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The teen said the relationship ended in September when Santana was "becoming concerned with potential information of him and the victim engaging in sexual activity disclosed on social media," the report said.
A close-out memo released by the State Attorney's Office on Friday said the teen recanted the allegations in November, claiming he'd been approached by a masked person who threatened him to make the allegations against Santana.
When he was asked why he hadn't previously reported the masked person, the teen said he thought he would be endangering his family back in Cuba, the memo said.
The memo said the teen also recanted the allegations in a TV interview and in an Instagram post.
It went on to say that there was also no existing evidence of sexual activity or drug use between the teen and Santana.
