Known sex offender faces new charges
A Mullican Street man who spent much of his life in prison for sex offenses faces child molestation charges in two counties, including neighboring Coffee County.
The suspect, Robert Charles Taylor, 53, is charged with sexual assault and is being held in the Coffee County Jail. According to a spokesman with the Manchester Police Department, Taylor was arrested recently after he allegedly molested an 11-year-old mentally challenged boy in Manchester. The incident happened this May in the home of the victim’s grandmother.
Taylor was arrested by Manchester officials who traveled to Bradley County (Cleveland) where he was being held on similar charges. Authorities in Cleveland say Taylor paid a woman to have sex with one of her children there.
According to McMinnville Police Investigator Nichole Mosley, she has been in contact with Manchester authorities during the investigation. At this point, Mosley said she is unaware of any allegations regarding child molestation against Taylor in McMinnville.
Taylor moved here recently after serving an extensive sentence for child molestation in New York. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison there on a Class B felony molestation count. Mosley said Taylor was listed on the sexual predator registry in New York but was unable to find him on the Tennessee registry. Sex offenders are required to register with any state in which they reside.
The sexual offender registry helps keep track of convicted sexual predators, listing their addresses, pictures and convictions on the state Web site. The Web site may be accessed from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation homepage at www.tbi.tn.us. There are presently 18 offenders found when a search is conducted for Warren County on the Web site.