The father whose daughter was just 14 when the sex tape was  made in 2017, has apologized to the family of the victim. Javier, whose last name was withheld because his underage daughter is involved in a sex crime investigation, said he is ‘disgusted’ and ‘angry’ by the whole ordeal.

43-year-old Javier [last name withheld], the father of the girl in the sex tape believed to have led to Lesandro Guzman-Feliz’s murder, weeps while recalling the mess that his family is being subjected to

The 43-year-old man who shares three kids with his daughter’s mother, claims he only became aware of the video after news of the mistaken-identity slaying in the Bronx exploded on social media and people began to search for answers, including researching the bio-data of all involved.
On June 20 Guzman-Feliz was dragged out of a bodega in the Bronx by a group of men who slashed him repeatedly with machetes, stabbed him in the neck and left him for dead.
Police believe the attack was carried out by the Trinitarios gang members who confused Guzman-Feliz with another teen.
Prosecutors allege the men were looking for a rival gang member who had been filmed having sex with one of the Trintarios’ girlfriends on Snapchat.
That girlfriend is believed to be Javier’s 15-year-old daughter.

 Javier and his daughter both have been receiving death threats on social media, he said
‘Everybody on Facebook is saying it’s my fault, but I don’t know anything, I haven’t seen her,’ he said.
The threats led Javier to deactivate his account.
‘I have to be careful walking around, I’m scared… I’m worried… I need my safety for these children,’ he said.
The father said that he has not been contacted by authorities, and that his daughter is not the girl who has been provided police protection.
Police have not confirmed if Javier’s daughter was under investigation, but the girl and Guzman-Feliz reportedly, both are in the NYPD Explorers program for youths interested in a career in law enforcement,  source said.

They are Jose Muniz, 21, Jose Taverez, 21, Manuel Rivera, 18, Danel Fernandez, 21, Joniki Martinez, 24, Santiago Rodriguez, 24, Kevin Alvarez, 19, and 23-year-old Elvin Garcia, have all being charged in the death of the innocent Bronx teen.
Six of the suspects appeared in an extradition hearing on Tuesday, after which Bronx District Attorney, Darcel Clark announced that they face charges of murder, manslaughter, gang assault and assault.
The same day, hundreds of mourners descended on the bodega where the attack happened to demand ‘justice for Junior’.
The sidewalk was covered in candles and other tributes to the late teen, who had dreamed of becoming a cop.
On Friday Guzman-Feliz’s mother Leandra appeared in court as the first of the eight suspects, Alvarez, was indicted for second-degree murder.
The grieving mother vowed that ‘justice is coming’.

In an interview Thursdays, Alvarez denied responsibility for the 15-year-old’s death, claiming that he wasn’t aware his crew was armed with knives and machetes and thought the plan was just to fight.
‘I thought it was just going to be a fight when I came out the store and I turned around and saw the machetes,’ he said.
By the time he realized what was happening and yelled at the others to stop, it was too late, he says.

Vigil candles outside the bodega which remains closed as the police continue with their investigation

Alvarez was seen backing out of the surveillance video and isn’t seen again.
He said he only found out Lesandro had died when a friend called to tell him.
In the Daily News interview Alvarez revealed he had to be transferred from Rikers Island because he was being threatened by other inmates.
He claims a corrections officer said he would leave the door open so he could be attacked and he’s left unable to sleep at night.
‘I was scared. I don’t get scared. I was in the military, but I was so scared. People think I’m a monster. They want me dead,’ Alvarez said.