State in Interest of JLS

MAUGHAN, Justice:

This appeal is from a judgment of the Third District Juvenile Court finding the defendant guilty of taking indecent liberties with a named minor in violation of Section 76-5 — 404. We reverse. All statutory references are to Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.

The incident complained of allegedly took place on June 16, 1978, at the Antler Motel in Vernal, Utah. At the time of the incident the complainant was employed as a room maid by the motel. She testified that while she was cleaning the bathtub in one of the rooms the defendant, a 17 year old male, entered the room, put…