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NewsWSVN 7 News MiamiSeptember 8, 2026Miami-Dade County

FIU student arrested after allegedly arranging meetup with person he believed was 15

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An FIU student was arrested Sunday after police said he sent sexually explicit videos and arranged to meet someone he believed to be a 15-year-old at his student housing residence. Jose Pablo Inostroza-Ibanez faces multiple charges including using a computer to solicit a child and traveling to meet a minor, following an operation by an independent adult investigator on Grindr and Snapchat. A judge subsequently found probable cause and set his bond at $17,500.

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Why It Matters

A university student was taken into custody and faces felony charges involving the alleged solicitation of a minor through dating and messaging applications at an FIU residential property.

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locationTurner Guilford Knight Correctional Center“Facility where the suspect was transported”PersonJose Pablo Inostroza-Ibanez“FIU student arrested and charged with soliciting a child”OrganizationSnapchat“App where communication continued”OrganizationGrindr“Dating app where initial contact occurred”OrganizationFIU Police“Conducted the investigation and arrested the suspect”OrganizationSunbeam Television Corp.“Publisher of the news article”locationUniversity Apartments“FIU student housing where the meetup was arranged”OrganizationFlorida International University“University where the suspect lived and where the meetup was arranged”