A Davenport man was on trial today for a child sex abuse case. He's one of several accused in a case, involving children left in the care of convicted sex offenders.
Back in 2011 a parent reported he had information concerning possible sexual abuse of his children who lived in the Patriot Mobile Home Park in West Davenport. The complaint states the three children were two, four and six years old.
One of the men identified was Melvin Lucier who also lived in the mobile home park. The prosecutor played videos of Lucier being interviewed by detectives. In the video Lucier admits to laying in bed with the children during nap time. He also admits to rubbing lotion on one of the girl's naked body after she got out of the shower, but he denies touching her inappropriately.
Detectives say they found pictures of children wearing bikini's and underwear on Lucier's computer and phone. The other man being accused in the case is Lucier's half-brother, James Faler. He pleaded guilty on Monday, July 13, 2015 to five counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The trial will continues on Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
