A Philadelphia lawyer has been accused of inappropriate conduct with a girl inside Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center. CBS
Sources: Lawyer Found Nude In CJC With Young Teen
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA A Philadelphia lawyer was arrested Monday after alleged inappropriate conduct with a young girl inside Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center.
Sources told CBS 3 a Sheriff's Deputy entered a room on the third floor of the CJC building and found 49-year-old Larry Charles, who was naked, with his 14-year-old goddaughter.
“He had asked for sex. But there was no physical contact we’re aware of” by the time the deputy arrived on the scene, said Lt. Dan Bagnell of the police department’s Special Victims Unit.
The teen’s mother said Charles, a criminal defense attorney, was a family friend and trusted mentor to the young girl.
The mother also told CBS 3 police are trying to determine whether two additional female family members may have been victimized by Charles in the past.
Charles had no comment as he was taken into custody Monday evening.
Charles has been charged with solicitation, attempted statutory sexual assault and related counts, said Lt. Dan Bagnell of the police department’s Special Victims Unit.
Charles was awaiting arraignment early Tuesday afternoon and bail was not yet set. A woman who answered the phone at his office said she could not immediately comment.
Courts were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and it was unclear how Charles and the girl got into the conference room. Though court proceedings were not in session, the courthouse was open for attorneys who might want to conduct other business in the building.