Rochester Man Faces Charge In Alleged Assault Of Young Girl

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man is facing a felony charge for an alleged child sex assault that occurred over two years ago.

That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Monday.

Rochester police began investigating the case in April after a mandatory reporter alerted law enforcement to the alleged sexual assault.

70-Year-Old Rochester Man Facing Felony Charge for Alleged April 2024 Sex Assault of 9-Year-Old Girl

70-year-old Robert Angus Evans is charged with one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. He’s accused of committing the sex assault at a Rochester home.

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The victim, who was nine at the time of the alleged 2024 sex assault, told police she went to Evans room after he told her to come to his room and that he would give her $5 or $10.

She stated that after entering the room she was laying down on the bed and that Evans was on top of her. She said Evans then inappropriately touched her, the complaint says.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, resources are available for help. Visit the RAINN website (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) or dial 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673).

A witness who was at the home at the time of the alleged sex assault told police she saw Evans and the victim go into Evans’s room and that she had wondered why the victim “was in the room for so long,” the court document says.

The witness said the victim re-emerged from Evans’s room with $5 and was crying.

The complaint states the victim and witness told Evans’s wife what happened and that she responded by saying Evans would never do that and called the kids liars.

Police Learn of Prior Conviction, Speak with Evans

Court records indicate Evans was convicted of a sexual assault in a 1995 Wisconsin case.

In an interview with police Evans denied inappropriately touching the victim, the complaint says.

He also said he’d never been accused of sexual assault before amending that statement acknowledging the Wisconsin conviction after police brought it up, according to the court document.

Evans is being charged by summons. He’s due to make his first court appearance this Fall.

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