A DuBois man is facing felony charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a nine-year-old girl.
According to GANT News, State Police charged 55-year-old Cletus Alan Ripple last week. The victim reported having been touched inappropriately by Ripple after a “safe touch” program at school. Ripple had been providing childcare for her on a regular basis for the last year. The victim reportedly told investigators that Ripple had “tickled” her inappropriately while at his residence more than once while watching cartoons in his bed. He also allegedly exposed himself to her while swimming at his home.
Ripple denied the allegations at first but reportedly confessed in a follow-up interview on May 19 that he had touched her inappropriately on three separate occasions.
He was lodged in the county jail with bail set at $1 million.
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