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Miami Shores man cuffed after ‘groping’ woman at Florida Keys bar, deputies say

Deputies say the victim called Monroe County deputies after being groped by a stranger at a Long Key bar. The suspect appeared intoxicated and was jailed.
Deputies say the victim called Monroe County deputies after being groped by a stranger at a Long Key bar. The suspect appeared intoxicated and was jailed. Miami Herald File

A Miami Shores man spent his Black Friday in jail after deputies say he allegedly assaulted a woman at a Florida Keys bar.

Around 8:40 p.m., the woman, who was not identified, called the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for help because she’d been “groped.”

She told deputies 48-year-old John Vincent Krieny touched her under her shirt and on her pants while at the bar at Lime Tree Bay Resort in Long Key, the sheriff’s office said.

She didn’t know him and told Krieny several times to stop and her husband would be there soon. Deputies say he did not.

When deputies arrested Krieny they noted he appeared intoxicated, according to the sheriff’s office. He was charged with battery and committing an unnatural and lascivious act.

He was booked into the Monroe County jail and later released. It wasn’t clear if he had retained an attorney.

This story was originally published November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM with the headline "Miami Shores man cuffed after ‘groping’ woman at Florida Keys bar, deputies say."

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.