(Michigan City, IN) - An elderly Michigan City area man is accused of sexually touching an 11-year old girl.

 

Daniel Williams, 77, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with two counts of child molesting.

 

According to court documents, the girl in late June went to the authorities with claims Williams rubbed lotion on her private areas at his home in the 2500 block of Orchard Drive.

 

The girl said she had a bad case of sunburn and while staying with him for a few days he offered to rub the lotion on her in places she couldn’t reach, according to court documents.

 

She said he told her “if nobody is going to take care of you, I have to,” court documents revealed.

 

Eventually, she told authorities Williams began rubbing the lotion in areas that violated her privacy on multiple days. 

 

Williams could face as much as a 56-year sentence if convicted on both counts.  He was released Tuesday after posting a $10,000 cash bond.

 

He was ordered not to have contact with the victim while out on bond waiting for the case to be decided.