Theme Park Santa Claus, 78, Charged with Child Sexual Abuse, Possible Ties to Trafficking Ring

A North Carolina man played Santa Claus at a theme park has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing children from March 2023 to March 2024. The Cherokee Indian Police Department said 78-year-old Bevier Hasbrouck Sleight III is facing 13 charges related to child abuse. The charges include aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, abusive sexual …