An obsessed school music teacher terrified a teenage student by kissing her between the breasts — while also telling her that he got a heart tattoo to reflect his unwanted love for her, according to an arrest warrant.
Rudolph Infante, a 53-year-old teacher at Miami Southridge Senior High School, allegedly pulled up his shirt and showed the girl the pair of hearts on his ribcage — telling her one heart represented her and the other him, according to his arrest report obtained by the Miami Herald.
Infante began teaching the student piano in August 2025, and started creeping her out with his unwanted comments and touching — including “side hugs that made her feel uncomfortable” and grabbing her butt, the warrant said.
“If only I was 30 years younger,” he allegedly told the scared girl, according to WPLG. “You are so beautiful… I can’t wait to be with you.”
Rudolph Infante, 53, is accused of inappropriately touching a young female student. WPLG In one disturbing interaction, Infante allegedly “grabbed her by the waist while seated in a chair and pulled her toward him onto his lap,” according to court documents.
He then “leaned forward and kissed her on the chest area between her breasts,” the teen told investigators, adding that “she felt afraid.”
The teacher would also “touch her shoulder, back, or arm” and on multiple occasions placed “his hand on her buttocks,” the girl told police.
She told detectives that in October Infante took her phone out of her hands while she was using the Notes app and typed in, “Call Rudy,” along with his phone number.
The student said she was afraid to reject Infante, who is 6 feet tall and weighs about 225 pounds, and eventually stopped trying “because she felt he would not listen to her,” according to police.
She reported him to school authorities in February. It was not clear how old the accuser is.
Infante was ordered to held under house arrest by a judge on Saturday. WPLG He was arrested on Friday and is charged with four counts of battery and one count of offenses against students by authority figures.
Infante pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on a $14,000 bond. He is under mandatory house arrest with an ankle monitor and was told by the judge was also told to stay away from the girl and all schools.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools said they have started the process of terminating Infante’s employment.
