OCONEE COUNTY, SC (FOX Carolina) The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office says that an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor led to the arrest of a Wesminster man on March 20.

According to deputies, an investigator with their Criminal Investigations Division was notified back in November 2019 of a possible sex abuse case involving 32-year-old Robert Grayson Alexander Jr. and a minor female victim.

Through gathering evidence, investigators determined Alexander Jr. assaulted the minor between October 2018 and March 2019 in the Westminster area.

Alexander Jr. was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on March 20, charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – Third Degree, and given a $10,000 surety bond. He posted bail and was released on March 21.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing their investigation.

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