A 46-year-old Cortez man was arrested Dec. 3 for alleged sexual battery by a custodial authority.
Todd Andrew Noble also faces a felony charge of unlawful sex acts with a minor, felony promotion of child pornography, felony possession of child pornography and carnal intercourse.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office report identified Noble as a retired resident of Cortez.
The incident allegedly took place Aug. 16 at the Siesta Inn in Bradenton.
A 20-page complaint completed by MCSO Detective John Belt stated that detectives were called to the Siesta Inn because the management was concerned about the safety of the guests, who were supposed to have checked out in the morning but instead remained unresponsive behind a locked door.
After about 30 minutes of knocking, a teenage female opened the door and said that she had been sleeping. Another teenage female also had been sleeping in the room, and both told authorities that Noble rented the room for them.
The MCSO collected sex toys in the room, as well as drug paraphernalia and a video camera with a missing memory card.
Investigators alleged that Noble and the teenagers, including one who had run away from home and was in Noble’s care, engaged in consensual sex at the Siesta Inn.
Noble bonded out of the Manatee County jail on Dec. 4. His arraignment was set for Dec. 30 at the Manatee County Judicial Center in Bradenton.
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