AYETTEVILLE — A man who once held court-appointed authority over a troubled 17-year-old girl was arrested Monday after police say he tried to initiate a sexual relationship with her.
Robert Santos, 50, of 578 Scottsdale Drive, was charged with attempted second-degree sexual assault, according to the arrest warrant. Santos monitored the girl’s behavior for the Washington County Juvenile Court from September 2007 to May 2008.
The girl told Fayetteville police Santos used text messages to flirt with her. Santos hired her to work in his business where she worked for five days. Santos touched the girl in a sexual manner during the time she worked for him, the victim said.
Santos was fired Monday from his job as a juvenile officer, according to county personnel records. He was hired in August 2007.
He was being held Tuesday in the Washington County Detention Center on a $20,000 bond.
