IDAHO FALLS — A 54-year-old Blackfoot man was arrested after a 17-year-old boy told police that he was sexually assaulted while driving a tractor.

Rubin Burkett is charged with felony sexual battery of a child. According to the Idaho Secretary of State’s website, Burkett is the owner of Sage Raceway LLC in Idaho Falls. He is also listed as the owner on the raceway’s website.

According to court documents, the victim told police that between June and July, he had been sexually harassed and assaulted by Burkett.

During an interview with investigators, the victim explained that Burkett would say sexually explicit things to him, and “smell and rub (the victim’s) back, armpits, stomach and neck, and give him hugs.”

Burkett reportedly told the minor victim that he wanted to engage in sexual a

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