Temple man pleads guilty to molesting, videoing 6-year-old girl

A 63-year-old Temple man pleaded guilty to videoing himself molesting a 6-year-old girl and was sentenced to serve seven years in prison and register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

On Thursday, Charles Russell Beasley pleaded guilty in Comanche County District Court to a felony count of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 12, records indicate.

Chief District Judge Scott D. Meaders sentenced Beasley to 25 years with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) with seven years to serve and the balance suspended. He was also ordered to complete sex offender treatment while in custody and will be under three years of DOC supervision upon release. He will also have to register as a sex offender.

Lawton police learned about Beasley during the course of an investigation after receiving a report that he’d been inappropriate with the 6-year-old and that there could be video, according to the warrant affidavit. The video was turned over to investigators.

During a forensic interview with the victim, she said Beasley touched her inappropriately, the affidavit states. Her mother said Beasley had admitted the acts to her.

Beasley has been in jail on $70,000 since his August 2022 initial court appearance; an arrest warrant was issued in November 2020, records indicate. He will receive credit for time served.