The parents of a 14-year-old girl are suing the owners of a Miami gym after daughter was molested by another member two years ago.
In May 2023, the teen reported to police that she was at LA Fitness on Southwest 8th Street near 141st Avenue when the man, Richard Bosch, followed her around the gym and inappropriately touched her.
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“He stalked her around the gym, he proceeded to ask her how old she was, he proceeded to ask her a series of sexually charged questions before he took it upon himself to sexual assault and molest this young girl in an isolated back boxing room,” said Evan Robinson, an attorney with Leesfield & Partners, which is representing the girl’s family.
The teen managed to flee and reported the incident to authorities. Bosch was arrested and, as part of a plea deal, pleaded guilty to criminal violence.
Bosch, now 24, was sentenced to four years’ probation, but in February of this year, he breached the terms and was detained again for criminal mischief.
Robinson claims LA Fitness did not have enough security measures in place and that the gym should have restricted Bosch’s entrance since they knew he was a dangerous guy.
“This was entirely preventable,” Robinson said. “We obtained records from the state attorney’s office indicating that witnesses had given statements that just a few weeks prior to this incident Mr. Bosch had entered the gym and he had screamed at the top of his lungs challenging people to fight him.”
The family is seeking damages in excess of $5 million in the civil complaint. They claim the girl, who is now 16, has suffered extensive psychological stress.
