Joel William Allen, 38, of Sallisaw was charged Friday with five counts of felony lewd molestation for the alleged assault of two sisters, who were 12 and 8 at the time Allen allegedly first touched them inappropriately.
According to court records, one of the girls told police that Allen would ask her to come to his bed and sleep with him when the girls' mother left for work and would touch her inappropriately, allegedly mistaking the girl for her mother.
Allen admitted that he did touch the older girl inappropriately "once or so" while he was asleep, but the girl woke him and said that she wasn't her mother and to stop. He also admitted to other instances, which the girls told police about. But Allen allegedly told police that he "would never touch either of the girls intentionally in a bad way."
A Muldrow man is also facing a lewd molestation charge involving a 14-year-old female relative.
David Manuel Moles, 57, was charged Sept. 7 with lewd molestation. According to court records, Moles is accused of touching the victim inappropriately.
