Man accused of molesting 7-year-old girl
A 27-year-old Burnsville man is accused of first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 7-year-old girl.
Stephen Richard Angotti was charged Jan. 20 in Dakota County District Court.
The girl, accompanied by her stepmother, underwent a forensic interview Jan. 18, according to the criminal complaint. Burnsville police had received a report of sexual abuse from child-protection services.
The girl described incidents involving Angotti that had taken place over a period of two years, the complaint said.
Burnsville police found Angotti on Jan. 19 at a Lakeville hotel. “Wait a minute,” he said when they knocked on the door. When he opened it, the complaint said, Angotti extended his arms “as if to be handcuffed in the front.”
— John Gessner
