HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- A Huntersville optometrist is facing a charge of sexual battery.

Police said Dr. Christopher Reynolds of the Northcross Eye Associates office on Sam Furr Road was arrested on Thursday.

Officers said a 48-year-old female patient reported that during a routine eye exam on June 25 Reynolds inappropriately touched her. Investigators said the touch was of a clearly very sexual nature.

Huntersville investigators said they’ve been in touch with the N.C. Board of Optometry and a complaint was filed.

Reynolds has worked with the practice for more than a decade and does not have a criminal record. His wife also works at the office.

Those that work in the business complex said they are genuinely shocked by the allegations.

Police say if anyone has information that might help with their investigation, they should come forward. They're asked to contact Capt. Michael Kee at (704) 875-6542.