In April 1860 Booth was indicted on a morals charge. Fourteen-year-old babysitter Caroline Cook claimed that during an overnight stay caring for his children that Booth had "seduced" her, getting into her bed naked and fondling her, and later carrying her to his own bed and raping her. During the subsequent trial Booth did not testify but his lawyers described Cook as a "little gipsy" and "strumpet."
In April 1860, Booth faced charges related to morals. Caroline Cook, a fourteen-year-old babysitter, claimed that during an overnight stay with his children, he had sexually assaulted her by entering her bed naked and touching her, then taking her to his own bed where she was raped. During the trial, Booth did not testify but his lawyers described Cook as a "gypsy girl" or "prostitute."