Suspect In Foreign Exchange Sex Case Found Dead

CUTLER BAY, FL — Dale Eduard Leary, who was accused last month along with his wife of molesting her then 14-year-old younger sister in 2014 was found dead on Tuesday of an apparent suicide in a parked vehicle outside the couple's home. Found with him in the vehicle was his former wife, whom he divorced before marrying his present wife, a former foreign exchange student in their home. Claudia Leary was expected to recover after being found unresponsive with her 50-year-old former husband.

"According to investigators, a 9-1-1 call was received at approximately 7 a.m., reporting an unresponsive male and female found inside a vehicle," explained Detective Jennifer Capote of the Miami-Dade Police Department. "The female, who is expected to survive at this time, was transported to Jackson South Hospital." (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Palmetto Bay-Cutler Bay Patch.

Leary was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Capote said that the incident occurred at Leary's home in the 8500 block of SW 185 Terrace, the same address where the former student host was arrested along with wife, Marta San Jose, now 21. She allegedly tricked her underage sister to participate in a phony medical exam followed by a string of other sex acts.

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Capote did not say how Leary killed himself or the circumstances that led to his 47-year-old ex wife being with him in the vehicle. Police gave the same address for Claudia Leary, Dale Leary and Marta San Jose.

Police have been urging anyone that has been in contact with Dale Leary and Marta San Jose to come forward. The couple had been charged with multiple sex offenses. San Jose's younger sister was reunited with her parents in Spain.

"According to investigators, the subject, Dale Leary, was a sponsor for students that are part of an international educational exchange program," explained Detective Argemis Colome of the Miami-Dade Police Department last month. Colome said that Leary hosted Marta San Jose in his home in 2012 when she was a 16-year-old foreign exchange student.

Leary divorced his wife, Claudia, and married San Jose when she turned 18.

Miami-Dade police said that San Jose's parents back in Spain had no idea that their daughter had wed her former host when they sent their other 14-year-old daughter to the Miami area in June of 2014 to accompany Marta San Jose back to Spain.

"After the victim arrived in Miami, she learned that her sister and Dale were married," police told Patch. "Marta San Jose manipulated her sister into believing that she may have been molested as a child. Marta persuaded her sister to allow Dale to conduct a vaginal examination, claiming that Dale would be able to determine if she had been sexually assaulted. The victim agreed to the examination and Dale digitally penetrated her vagina."

Police said that was just the beginning of the sexual acts involving San Jose's younger sister.

"Marta and Dale engaged in sex in the presence of the victim several times," according to police. "They would have her remove her clothing and Dale would digitally penetrate her. On more than seven different occasions, Dale performed oral sex on Marta, then on the victim, and in return he would make both sisters perform oral sex on him."

The young victim told police that Dale photographed some of the sessions while he and Marta gave the younger sister alcohol and got her drunk.

"Once she was intoxicated, they had her remove her clothing and wear high heels," police said. "Dale then began to photograph the victim in different poses, in the presence of her nude sister, who also participated. In some of the poses, Dale had the sisters hug causing their breast to touch."

To report a tip, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477) or 866-471-8477, visit crimestoppersmiami.com and select "Give a Tip" or text "CSMD" followed by the tip to 274637.

Photos of Marta San Jose and Dale Eduard Leary courtesy of Miami-Dade Police Department