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Posted: May 27, 2015 3:02 PMUpdated: May 27, 2015 4:03 PM
Willoughby Arrested On Rape Charge
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Washington County deputies arrested 46-year old David Wayne Willoughby on a first degree rape and lewd molestation charge. According to information form Sheriff Rick Silver, deputies were told on Sunday of an incident involving sexual abuse of a child under the age of ten. A concerned person made the initial report and alleged that Willoughby had sexually abused the child.
Deputies contacted the Department of Human Services Child Welfare office which took the child and their sibling into emergency custody. A forensic review reportedly indicated that the sexual contact dated back when the child was seven years old.
Willoughby appeared in Washington County District Court Wednesday afternoon and was only charged with failure to register as a sex offender. The defendant has a former conviction in Cherokee County on a sex-related charge. More charges are expected to filed against Willoughby. Bond was set at $50,000.
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