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ST. GEORGE — A St. George man has ben arrested after police say he sexually abused a teenage boy and gave him expensive gifts.
Terry Douglas Carlsen, 76, was charged Thursday in 5th District Court with forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony; dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony; and lewdness, a class B misdemeanor.
Carlsen moved into the boy's neighborhood about a year ago and lived by himself. The boy's family befriended Carlsen and he would help him when Carlsen had questions about his computer, according to a police booking affidavit.
"Over the last year or so he would ride horses and interact with (the boy) often. (The boy) said that Terry started buying him expensive gifts and also gave him other items during that time," the affidavit states.
Police say Carlsen recently bought a four-wheeler after the boy said he was interested in them. But when the two rode on it, the boy told police that Carlsen would try to inappropriately touch him, according to the arrest report. The boy said he turned the four-wheeler around on one occasion and went back to Carlsen's home when that happened.
At Carlsen's residence, while helping him with a computer issue, Carlsen told the boy to access "the 'saved' area of the computer and asked him to open it up." When the boy opened the file, he found links to videos of gay pornography, the affidavit states.
Carlsen then allegedly told him, "Tell me you don't have this stuff on your computer."
Carlsen then took his clothing off and inappropriately touched the boy again, the affidavit alleges. The boy told police he pushed Carlsen away and left and said Carlsen told him not to tell anyone about what happened.
"He also told him that as long as he doesn't tell anyone he can come to his house anytime and have whatever he wants. Terry also told (the boy) that he hopes he doesn't think that he's a bad person," the affidavit states.
Police were contacted after the boy told his father what had happened.
