80-year-old man charged in Union sex crimes
A Texas man was arrested last week for allegedly committing sexual acts with a juvenile in Union Parish, according to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Charles Stewart, 80, of Dallas, Texas, was booked in the Union Parish Detention Center on numerous counts including rape and crime against nature.
According to UPSO, the department was contacted in October by law enforcement investigators in Texas who were conducting a sex crimes investigation. Through their interviews, it was learned the victim, a 13-year-old girl, was sexually abused while in Bernice in Union Parish in 2020.
The alleged abuse occurred several times over a weeklong period. Detectives from UPSO’s Criminal Investigation Division then conducted a local investigation.
Stewart is charged with the following crimes:
Aggravated Crimes Against Nature
Felony Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile
Oral Sexual Battery (4 Counts)
Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile (5 Counts)
Sexual Battery (2 Counts)
Second Degree Rape (2 Counts)
Contributing to the Delinquency of Juveniles
Bail for Stewart was set at $1,085,000 by a Third District Court judge.
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