- October 10, 2024
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A 19-year-old Palm Coast man has been charged with molestation of a 15-year-old girl, according to his arrest report.
Charles Cowart was arrested on Oct. 19 and has also been charged with child abuse, contributing to delinquency of a minor, battery and possession of a controlled substance. When the victim's father showed up at a home on Red Birch Drive looking for his daughter, he found Cowart inside with her and several other underage teenagers.
The 15-year-old was intoxicated, the report said. Cowart left the home in a blue Chevrolet as the father called the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
While talking to an FCSO deputy, the victim said she left home to stay with her boyfriend, another minor, according to the report. Cowart had also stayed at the home for the previous two days and drove them and other teenagers around town.
The victim told the deputy Cowart had made several sexual advances towards her and repeatedly touched her thighs and chest even after she told him to stop.
When FCSO deputies found Cowart's Chevrolet and pulled him over, the deputies asked Cowart about the girl. Cowart denied touching her, but changed his story multiple times, with the deputies catching him in several lies, according to the report.
Cowart is being held at the county jail on $38,000 bond.
