Man accused of raping teen employee of Pembroke Pines store ordered to pay $1.1M
A Broward County jury has ordered a convicted sex offender to pay $1.1 million to a woman he’s accused of raping in 1995 when she was a 17-year-old employee of his Pembroke Pines pet store, according to court records.
The verdict follows a partial summary judgment issued Oct. 28, 2025, by Broward Circuit Judge Carlos Rodriguez, which found Louis Bianculli, who was 48 years old at the time of the assault, liable for producing and possessing pornographic material involving a minor, according to the ruling.
The plantiff’s lead attorney, Adriana Alcalde, confirmed the $1.1 million jury verdict. The Pembroke Pines News reached out to the defense’s legal team for comment but did not immediately receive a response Nov. 25.
The plaintiff, identified in court records as Jane Doe, filed her motion for partial summary judgement on Sept. 12, 2024. Court documents show Bianculli, of Lighthouse Point, did not file a response or submit any sworn opposition to the motion. In his deposition, taken on May 2, 2024, Bianculli invoked his Fifth Amendment right, offering no facts to contradict Doe’s statements.
The ruling details that Doe was 17 at the time of the assault, which occurred at Bianculli’s home after he’s accused of bringing her there from the Pembroke Pines pet store, according to filings. The court documents said Bianculli administered drugs through a mask, had her strip naked and videotaped the sexual battery.
The woman says Bianculli lured her to his home and incapacitated her with chloroform before assaulting her, according to a probable cause affidavit from an investigator who viewed the video.
The case was later revived after a videotape of the assault, found by Bianculli’s son, was turned over to the authorities, according to court documents.
It was too late to prosecute him on sexual assault charges from 1995, but Bianculli was charged with two counts of video voyeurism. In January 2025, he pleaded guilty to those charges, along with sexual battery charges involving another minor, and was sentenced to 14 months in jail, records show.
He was arrested again in March on charges of failing to register as a sex offender as required, and he remains at the Broward County Jail in Pompano Beach.
The summary judgment established Bianculli’s liability under Florida Statue §847.01357(1), the Exploitation of Children’s Civil Remedy statue, which entitles the plaintiff to damages of at least $150,000, plus attorney fees and court costs. The trial proceeded to determine the final damages amount.
Alcalde, who represented the woman in the civil case, said the verdict reflects the pain her client has carried for nearly 30 years.
“It’s difficult to put a number on pain and suffering,” Alcalde told the Pembroke Pines News on Nov. 25. “It’s hard to say $1.1 million is enough because the truth is that this is a lifetime of suffering for her, but I’m satisfied that the jury recognized her pain and suffering and made him responsible for it.”
Alcalde said the verdict comes as survivors of sexual abuse are increasingly speaking out.
“We’re coming to a time of reckoning for these predators that got away with so much in the ‘90s and ‘80s,” Alcalde said. “Survivors are realizing that they have a voice and that they can speak up and that they don’t have to live with this shame because they did nothing wrong. “
Alcalde also noted the myriad challenges survivors face in seeking justice.
“What these survivors have to go through to get to the point of justice is grueling, and I think can be re-traumatizing for them,” Alcalde said. “I don’t want victims to think that this is an easy process because it’s not, it’s a very grueling process.”
During the trial, Alcalde said the defense accused her client of having a consensual relationship with Bianculli. The plaintiff had to sit through testimony that besmirched her name and questioned her character, she said.
“In the end, there is some justice, but it’s not easy to achieve, and that’s what we need to focus on, we need to make it easier,” Alcalde said.
She said the next step is collection, and that could be another lenghty process.
“The victims may not even see any of this money for another couple of years, so it’s a difficult process that’s not even really over yet,” she said.
This story was originally published November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM.
