HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 10-02 Convicted child molester charged with fondling KARE11 Convicted child molester charged with fondling
Dana Thicdc,KARE 11:02 a.m.EDT Octobei�2,2015
MAPLEWOOD,Minn.-A man previously convicted of molesting a child is in trouble again,this time for
allegedly touching a child at a Maplewood movie theater.
A criminal complaint says 52-year-old Todd Triebold was a volunteer and part-time handyman at Mounds Park
� � " ; United Methodist Church,and was at the Plaza Theater in late March as part of a church group.A woman told
<l�" ' police she dropped her children off at the theater,and that Triebold asked a 6-year-old to sit on his lap during
� �.: i the movie.
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� � \r ��'? � + The child told her mother and police that during the movie Triebold rubbed her"privates"and licked her neck.
� � The victim told sexual abuse counselors that she told himi"Stop touching my crotch...it hurt."The child also
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��---.�° said it hurt bad while going to the bathroom after the movie.The victim's 11-year-old sister supported her story.
(Photo:MN DOC) During an interview with police Triebold admitted he was at the Plaza theater with the children,and said their
mother was supposed to attend.He also admitted having the 6-year-old sit in his lap, but denied touching her
genitals.
Triebold was previously convicted to sexually touching a 13-year-old who was babysitting his children back in 1993.
While his current case was being investigated Triebold was convicted in Ramsey County for violation of the Predatory Offender Registration Law and 10
counts of possessing child pornography. He is incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Rush City with a projected release date of February
7,2018.A conviction on the latest charges could change that date.
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