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TAYLORSVILLE — A man who works as an armed security guard at Salt Lake City's Federal Building has been arrested and accused of inappropriately touching a teenage girl in Taylorsville while restraining her hands.
Charles Timothy Monroe, 52, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Monday for investigation of four counts of forcible sexual abuse and kidnapping.
The incidents are alleged to have occurred on Aug. 5. A Taylorsville police detective was assigned the case on Aug. 10 and observed an interview with the girl on Monday.
"The victim disclosed two incidents where (Monroe) restrained the victim's hands using his own hands, moved her from (his) kitchen to his couch, held the victim on (his) lap and proceeded to 'spank' the victim on her buttocks repeatedly," according to a police booking affidavit.
The girl said Monroe then took her belt off and used it to "control" her hands, according to the affidavit. She was able to remove the belt, but Monroe used it again to restrain her hands and then took her to his bedroom where he inappropriately touched her again, the affidavit alleges.
Police say Monroe has "military experience and access to firearms" and works for a contractor that provides security at the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 S. State.
