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Former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Video Voyeurism

Manuel “Manny” Fernandez admitted to one count of video voyeurism under a plea agreement, according to NBC Miami.

2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 10, 2026, 5:23 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 10, 2026, 12:51 p.m. ETWritten Sep 10, 2026, 5:23 p.m. ET
A former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lieutenant has pleaded guilty to one count of video voyeurism, NBC Miami reported. Manuel “Manny” Fernandez entered the plea under a , the outlet reported. Prosecutors had accused him of secretly recording employees inside a fire station bathroom and said he secretly recorded 18 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employees, according to NBC Miami. The case is resolved by conviction on the count to which he pleaded guilty.

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  1. Sep 10, 2026, 5:23 p.m. ETFirst report

    Former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Video Voyeurism

    A former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lieutenant, Manuel "Manny" Fernandez, pleaded guilty to one count of video voyeurism, according to NBC Miami.

    Prosecutors accused Fernandez of secretly recording employees inside a fire station bathroom and said he secretly recorded 18 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employees, NBC Miami reported. The plea agreement resolves the criminal case at the conviction stage.

    The cause and circumstances of the recordings have not been independently determined beyond the allegations reported by NBC Miami.

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