A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Oklahoma City man accused of molesting children at a day care facility.
Reports say D'Angelo Cortez Evans, 27, was working for an Oklahoma City child care center in January, when he was fired after another worker allegedlysaw him kiss a 6-year-old boy on the mouth.
Investigators questioned the child, who said that Evans had touched him inappropriately on several occasions, and described incidents he said occurredin the day care facility's restroom. The child allegedly told investigators that "Mr. D" had also touched other children inappropriately at the facility.
The child said that at one point, he said he was going to tell what had been happening, but the accused worker slapped him. Other times, he said, the daycare employee gave him money not to tell about the alleged sexual abuse.
According to an affidavit, Evans is accused of molesting at least five children at the facility.
As of this writing, the suspect is not in custody and has not formally been charged.
The actual charges he faces will depend upon the specific acts of which he is accused. In general, if an adult has inappropriate physical, sexual contactwith a child, he or she will be charged with lewd acts with a child under 16. However, if the accused person is someone responsible for the well-beingof the child, he or she is typically charged with sexual abuse of a child, or lewd molestation.
Lewd or indecent proposals or acts to a child under 16 (21 O.S. � 1123)is a felony sex crime involving inappropriate sexual suggestions or physical contact with a minor under the age of 16. If the child involved is aged12 to 15, the crime is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison. However, if the child involved is under the age of 12, the crime is punishableby 25 years to life in prison. If the defendant is accused of lewd acts against multiple children, he or she would face such a sentence for each childinvolved and for each act.
Abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual abuse of a child (21 O.S. � 843.5) deals with maltreatment of a child by someone who has the responsibility for the care and well being of the child. Under this statute,child sexual abuse is punishable by a maximum of life in prison.
Both lewd acts with a minor and child sexual abuse are Level 3 sex crimes. Under Oklahoma law, Level 3 sex offense conviction mandates lifetime sex offenderregistration.
