A Putnam County official has been booked in the Putnam County Jail on charges of sexual misconduct, according to court and police documents. 

Bill Miles, Clerk-Treasurer for Fillmore, was recently arrested and faces two level four felony charges of sexual misconduct with a minor - having intercourse or engaging in sexual acts with; and four level five felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor but committed by a person at least 21. 

Miles, 72 of Fillmore, appeared in court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea and told the court he will hire private counsel. He was ordered to report to pretrial services twice a week, not have contact with anyone under the age of 16 / victim and was placed on a $20,000 cash only bond, according to court records.

The probable cause affidavit states that while at a vacation resort in Alabama this month, Miles entered the victim's bed and stuck his hand down the victim's pants, touching him. 

The victim also told an Indiana State Police detective that Miles did the same act in a spare bedroom at a house owned by Miles, as well as placing his mouth on the victim's private parts.

The victim also reported of an encounter when he stayed in a camper owned by Miles and Miles touched him, and of a time when, after swimming, Miles entered a room where the victim was changing and began touching the victim inappropriately. 

Medical notes by a pediatrician, stated the victim was molested four times by Miles, as well as having oral sex performed on him and having the alleged suspect perform another sex act on the victim. 

In an interview with the Indiana State Police, Miles told police he did touch the victim inappropriately, performed sex acts on the victim and identified his behavior as "sex abuse."