74-year-old man, 73-year-old wife accused of sexually assaulting minors and filming it
03/18/2022 1:31 pm PDT
GREENVILLE, S.C. (TCD) -- A 74-year-old man and his 73-year-old wife have been of sexually assaulting two children over the course of seven years and filming the encounters.
In a statement on Friday, March 18, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said Harry Reams O’Neal and Andrea Campbell O’Neal were booked into the local jail on several charges related to the alleged assaults.
An investigation into the O’Neals began Jan. 6, 2022, when the Sheriff’s Office received a report about the alleged sexual abuse. According to the statement, investigators reportedly determined the O’Neals "committed multiple sexual acts on two unidentified children who were between the ages of around 11 and 19."
Harry O’Neal allegedly filmed the sexual encounters and "forced the sexual acts with other men." These assaults allegedly occurred between 2005 and 2012.
Harry O’Neal was booked on charges of trafficking in persons; producing, promoting, or directing sexual performances by a child under 18; engaging child under 18 for sex; first-degree criminal sexual conduct; two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor; two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor; first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; and buggery.
Andrea O’Neal faces charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of unlawful neglect of a child.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Andrea O’Neal’s bond is set at $400,000, while Harry O’Neal is being held without bond.
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