ALL CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST BOCA RATON MAN…
BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Boca Raton man accused of committing a sex act on a young girl during a tennis lesson is a free man. All charges against Cemal Kaya have been dropped by prosecutors. Now there are questions about whether or not the alleged 6-year-old victim made up the crime.
As we reported following Kaya’s arrest in early February, a six year old girl accused Kaya of putting his private part in her mouth during a tennis lesson at a “West Boca Raton Tennis Academy” in January. The young girl, who spoke little English, was left alone with the coach by her guardian. It was one of the extremely cold days that South Florida experienced this year and other children apparently did not show up for the regularly scheduled outdoor group lesson.
Detectives with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigated the claim and believed the girl who said the incident took place in a private storage shed at the tennis academy. When questioned, Cemal Kaya, 18, told police that he only gave the girl a piece of gum and completely denied the sex claim. Police didn’t beleive the denial and took him to custody. Kaya was charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious behavior by someone over 18 upon someone under 16. His arrest was highly publicized by law enforcement.
Prosecutors dropped all charges just one month later. Kaya is now free. Late Sunday, Kaya’s Defense Attorney, Michael Orenstein, told BocaNewsNow.com that there was no need to elaborate on the prosecutorial decision.
“It speaks for itself,” said Orenstein.
