Charges against Elbert Ray Green, 59, were filed Monday in Sequoyah County District Court, Sallisaw. He is accused of two counts of lewd molestation which occurred between May 1 and Aug. 1, 2001, two counts of sodomy which occurred between Sept. 8 and Oct. 1, 2001; and a third count of lewd molestation which occurred between March 1 and May 1, 2003.
In her report Maj. Cindy Smith of the Roland Police department said she received a report on the alleged molestation on July 29. The girl reported Green began molesting her between May and August, 2001, before she began her first-grade year. Smith said the girl reported that Green had sexual contact with her about 20 times between 2001 and 2003, when she told him "she told him she did not want him to do this anymore, and Green quit."
Smith reported she interviewed Green on July 29 and, after she read him the Miranda warning, Green agreed to speak with her. During the conversation, Smith reported Green admitted to about 15 sexual incidents with the child, including sodomy, but he denied that any penetration took place. Smith reported Green said the child had asked him to teach her about sex.
Smith then asked Green if she could tape record his admissions and he agreed, and he repeated his confession while being recorded.
"I then asked Green if he was aware having sexual relations with a minor child was unlawful to which he stated yes. I then asked Green why these things had occurred to which he stated [the girl] is very headstrong and persuasive," Smith reported.
Green was arrested the next day and is now free on bond.
