‘I am reminded by that’: Victim of Miami Beach assault reflects on incident after 1 of 2 suspects is convicted

New video shows the moment two men assaulted a woman who was headed to work on Miami Beach.

City of Miami Beach surveillance video, obtained exclusively by 7News, shows part of the crime that occurred April 9 along the Beachwalk. Victim Fay Ramlawi Benton briefly encounters two men before one of them places his hand on her body. She is then seen breaking free and escaping.

While much of the assault is obscured by trees, Ramlawi Benton said the men grabbed and groped her.

“That gentleman had me here, and they were both grabbing me, and I think they were trying to get me into the bushes,” she told 7News in April after the incident. “I kept on screaming and screaming. I remember saying, ‘ Get off me. ‘ I remember saying, ‘ Help. ‘ I remember saying, ‘ Stop.”

On Wednesday, the victim told 7News that one of the attackers arrested in the case, Misael Vargas, was convicted of battery. Court records confirm it.

Speaking to 7News on Wednesday, Ramlawi Benton said her daily route to work reminds her of the terrifying attack.

“That’s the route I take it to ...