CHUBBUCK, Idaho (CBS2) — East Idaho News reports a Chubbuck man faces multiple charges after police say he convinced two teenage girls to take pictures wearing swimsuits, then sexually touched them while taking photos.
Chubbuck police received a call around 8:45 p.m. on Jan. 25 from a woman reporting a sex crime against a child, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The caller said two girls, a 17 and an 18-year-old, were approached by a man at the Pine Ridge Mall who forced them to try on swimsuits in front of him, and the man took pictures of the victims while they were undressed. She said there were video recordings of the incident.
The 17-year-old later told officers she and the other victim were offered coupons for free swimsuits by a man, later identified as 44-year-old Brandon Rex Brown. Brown informed the victims he invented color-changing swimsuits and wanted models.
He allegedly offered the victims coupons for free swimsuits and sent them via text. The victim showed officers the text messages and the phone number where they came from.
The victims changed into swimsuits in another room and returned to take pictures. The 17-year-old told police Brown touched both victims inappropriately and, at one point, untied the backs of the swimsuits, causing the victims to become partially nude.
The victims asked to stop and get dressed. The girl said Brown eventually did allow them to do so, then offered to give them a ride in his Maserati. They declined and left the area.
Officers later arrived at Brown's house around 2 a.m. and informed him he was being arrested for sexual battery of a child. Brown allegedly told officers the claims were "not true" and "there was no touching."
Brown was released from Bannock County Jail Friday after posting a $75,000 bond. As part of his release, no-contact orders bar him from attempting to contact either victim, and he must remain in contact with court services.
Brown was charged with felonies for the production of child sexually exploitative material and sexual battery of a minor, court records show. He was also charged with a misdemeanor for sexual battery.
He is scheduled to appear in court before Magistrate Judge Scott Axline for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 6. If found guilty, Brown would face up to 56 years in prison.
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