HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Former North Carolina State Rep. Cecil Brockman (D-District 60), who is currently in jail after being accused of child sex crimes, has had his bond reduced.

On Monday, the court held a hearing to determine whether to leave Brockman's bond at more than $1 million or reduce it to $100,000, as his attorney requested, per court documentation.

When Brockman was taken into custody in early October, the magistrate denied him bond due to accusations that he was using his status as a state representative to try and contact the 15-year-old victim. Prosecutors in court said he attempted to access restricted areas of a hospital to get to the teenager. During his first appearance, which was delayed while Brockman was briefly hospitalized, the court set his bond at $1.05 mill

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