Charles Day of Roland was charged April 10 with one count of rape by instrumentation, two counts of second-degree rape, and two counts of sodomy relating to the relationship, according to court records.
Day was suspended without pay as town administrator on Sept. 28. At the time of the suspension, the council would not give a reason for Day’s suspension only that Day was named as a suspect in a sheriff’s investigation.
Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Deputy Roger Fuller wrote in his report that the sheriff’s office was requested by Roland Police Chief Tommy Sessums on Aug. 2 to investigate allegations of a town employee having sex with a female inmate. On Aug. 8 Fuller met with Day, who allegedly told him that he had “acted somewhat inappropriately” as he had taken an inmate across the state line into Van Buren, Ark., to Walmart. He denied any other type of inappropriate behavior, Fuller reported.
According to the charges, the woman described multiple occasions that she allegedly had sexual contact with Day in his office and other locations, the first occasion was allegedly on June 27 at Day’s office in the Waylon Jones Complex. The woman told police that she and Day had a conversation about some pictures of her buttocks that the woman had on her cellular phone. The woman told police that Day allegedly told her what needed to be cleaned at the complex and then gave her a digital camera and told her he wanted her to take photos of herself for him.
Day will go before District Judge Jeff Payton at 1:30 p.m. May 14 for a hearing on a plea agreement in Sequoyah County District Court, Sallisaw.
