WILLMAR -- Gerald Raymond Ohman, 55, of Kandiyohi, was arraigned Monday on two criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old girl.
Ohman faces a felony for second-degree and a gross misdemeanor for fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct in Kandiyohi County District Court. Unconditional bail was set at $35,000 with conditional bail at $700 cash.
Ohman was ordered to have no contact with the girl or her family, to be excluded from an apartment building in Kandiyohi and to possess no firearms or dangerous weapons. His next appearance is May 19
According to the complaint, a woman reported in early April that her 10-year-old daughter had been molested by Ohman, who lived in the same apartment building as the family. She alleged that he put his hand down the girl's pants while staying at a relative's home in March.
The woman said she confronted Ohman about the allegations and that he got angry and pounded on the walls of the apartment.
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She also said she was afraid to report the incident.
When interviewed, the girl told investigators she went to Ohman's apartment to get eggs and that he put his hand in her pants once. She said she told the relative, who also confronted Ohman.
In an interview, Ohman denied putting his hand on the girl and said she spilled crackers and tuna fish on herself and that he used his hand and a cloth to clean up the spill. He said his hand may have accidentally gone between the girl's pants and underwear, but that was all that happened.
