A 72-year-old Rhode Island man is facing criminal charges after being accused of touching children in a lazy river at a Florida hotel near the Walt Disney World resort. William Francis Chatel was arrested Tuesday, March 11, and charged with lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim under 12 years of age, according to online court records.

A man was arrested at an Orlando resort after he allegedly molested a girl in a lazy river. William Chatel, 72, is accused of lewd or lascivious molestation on a victim under 12. He is from Rhode Island and was allegedly staying at Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek.

William Chatel is facing a felony molestation charge after he inappropriately touched a young girl while in the lazy river pool at an Orlando resort, authorities said.