Crime

SC man charged with touching York County teen inappropriately

A Blacksburg man is accused of repeatedly touching a young girl inappropriately, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office.

Claude Eugene Rentz, 51, of Zoar Church Road in Blacksburg, was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor and placed in the York County detention center. He was released Friday after posting a $25,000 bond.

The 14-year-old girl’s mother told deputies Rentz had touched her daughter inappropriately “on a number of occasions” while she was riding in the car with him, according to a sheriff’s report.

This story was originally published August 7, 2015 at 3:03 PM with the headline "SC man charged with touching York County teen inappropriately."

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