Man facing charge in connection to criminal sexual conduct with a minor
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office says a man was arrested and charged in connection to criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Joseph Thomas Burroughs, 61, of Kingstree, was charged with 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, investigator Jalisa Brown says.
Investigators with the sheriff’s office were contacted by Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office on June 26 in reference to a reported sexual assault, Brown says.
The investigation determined that Burroughs engaged in sexual acts with a 14-year-old, resulting in a child’s birth, according to Brown.
Burroughs surrendered himself to the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Brown says.
Burroughs was booked into the Williamsburg County Detention Center.
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