A child was sexually assaulted at sleepover and a man goes to prison, SC prosecutor says
A South Carolina man is going to prison for decades after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a child at a sleepover, according to the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
Following a three-day trial, a Kershaw County jury found Jonathan Dwayne Wilson guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor (related to the sexual abuse of a minor), the solicitor’s office said Wednesday night in a news release.
Wilson was sentenced to 25 years in a South Carolina Department of Corrections facility, according to the release.
The sex crime happened in November 2017, the solicitor’s office said.
Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies testified that they responded to a report of a physical altercation at Wilson’s home, according to the release. Deputies learned that the victim’s father had found out about the sexual assault then attacked Wilson, the solicitor’s office said.
That led to an investigation that discovered the victim and other children from her extended family had a sleepover the previous night, according to the release. During the sleepover, Wilson entered the bedroom where the children slept and digitally penetrated the victim, the solicitor’s office said.
The next day, the victim told her father and brother about the assault, and her father immediately confronted Wilson, according to the release.
After hearing testimony from the victim, her father, another minor and the homeowner — who corroborated the child’s account — the jury returned a guilty verdict after about two hours of deliberation, the solicitor’s office said.
In addition to the prison term, the 45-year-old Wilson was also added to the sex offender registry and ordered to have no contact with the victim, Kershaw County court records show.
The case was investigated by the sheriff’s office, and prosecuted by assistant solicitors Michael Bradbury and Christa Bell, according to the release. Camden attorney Jason Kirincich was listed as Wilson’s lawyer, according to court records.
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