A Hialeah man arrested in a teen sexual battery case tried to blame his acts on ghosts before the alleged victim was able to secretly record him touching her while she slept, police said.

Jose Luis Antigua-Martinez, 60, is facing charges including sexual battery, unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, and indecent, lewd or lascivious touching of certain minors, an arrest report said.

Antigua-Martinez was arrested on Thursday after a nearly five-hour SWAT standoff that began when he barricaded himself while armed, police said. Miami-Dade Corrections

The standoff happened as officers were trying to serve a warrant on him in the sex battery case, authorities said.

According to an arrest warrant, the teen told investigators that for months she would be sleeping and be awakened in

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