Crime & Safety

Oak Park Heights Man Faces Criminal Sexual Assault Charges

A 28-year-old man inappropriately touched an 11-year-old girl while she was sleeping, according to charges filed in Washington County District Court.

A 28-year-old Oak Park Heights man faces first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges after he inappropriately touched an 11-year-old girl while she was sleeping, according to a criminal complaint filed this week by the Washington County Attorney’s Office.

Oak Park Heights police responded to a report of criminal sexual conduct July 17 after the girl’s mother told officers that Jeffrey Charles Becker touched her daughter while the young girl was asleep.

When police arrived, the officers saw the girl was visibly upset, shaking and crying out loud, the complaint states. The girl told police that Becker came into her room while she was sleeping and began tickling her.

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The girl told Becker she was sleeping when he began "feeling on her leg" and touching her, the complaint states. The girl told police she didn’t know whether to scream or run when Becker was touching her.

After touching the girl, Becker allegedly asked the girl if she would be awake when he got back to the home. Becker then left the home to drive someone else home.

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A witness told police that she saw Becker sitting on the edge of the girl’s bed rubbing her leg, but “left the room before anything else happened,” the complaint states.

Becker denied engaging in sexual contact with the girl.


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