Crime & Safety

Glendora Man Charged With Molesting Teenage Neighbor

A 41-year-old man was charged with inappropriately touching a teenager next door over the summer. He pleaded "not guilty" to charges.

GLENDORA, CA — A Glendora man was charged with inappropriately touching a 17-year-old female neighbor in July. Patrick Adam Nelson, now 41, pleaded not guilty Monday to two misdemeanor counts.

Nelson is charged with one count each of child molesting and sexual battery, according to Deputy District Attorney Elyse Rendon.

Nelson is accused of touching the girl's breasts and buttocks when he gave her a back rub on July 8, according to the prosecutor.

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If convicted as charged, Nelson could face up to one year in jail, according to the District Attorney's Office.

His next court date is an Oct. 23 pretrial hearing at the West Covina courthouse.

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City News Service, with Patch Editor Ashley Ludwig

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