A man registered as a rapist and high risk sex offender in Arkansas was arrested in this small Connecticut town after he allegedly pitched a tent and lured children inside with candy and ice cream.
Robert P. Logan, 34, of North Little Rock, Ark. was arrested over the weekend in Winsted. He was charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and breach of peace.
Police and parents said Logan offered candy, ice cream and money to several children on Saturday after pitching a tent at the edge of a parking lot behind an apartment building.
A 7-year-old told her parents Logan “pulled her bathing suit away from her bottom and looked at her bottom,” according to police. Another girl said Logan placed his hand on her thigh, with her clothing on.
“He is denying anything inappropriate happened,” Logan’s attorney, Paul Summers, told the Register-Citizen of Torrington. A call was placed to Summers Tuesday seeking comment.
The judge said he set bond at $125,000 because of Logan’s prior criminal convictions and limited ties to the community.
“It’s obvious he fled parole, and he is a registered sex offender whose status is listed as ’delinquent’,” Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Wittstein said.
Logan was arrested in Little Rock in connection with the rape of a 24-year-old woman in 1995. Logan was eventually convicted of sexual abuse, according to Lt. Terry Hastings of the Little Rock Police Department.
Logan was also charged with battery and kidnapping while awaiting trial. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1997 and released by a parole board Sept 26, 2002, with credit for good behavior.
Logan returned to prison Oct. 11, 2007, after he failed to report to his parole officer. He was released Jan. 2. On Feb. 29, he again failed to report and is listed as an absconder in Arkansas.
A court official said Arkansas authorities want Logan extradited back to their state.
Winsted is a community of 7,000 about 25 miles northeast of Hartford.
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