RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) - A Democratic North Carolina legislator faces charges for indecent liberties with a child.

WRAL reports that State Rep. Cecil Brockman of Guilford faces two counts of a statutory sex offense and two counts of indecent liberties with a child in Guilford County, court records show. Brockman was being held at the Guilford County jail Wednesday morning. Authorities claim in court documents that Brockman attempted to contact the alleged victim in the hospital and attempted to “use his status to gain information on the whereabouts of the victim.”

Brockman’s legislative office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

House Minority Leader Robert Reives, D-Chatham, said the allegations against Brockman are serious and “if true, would disqualify him from public

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