CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The wife of a now-former co-owner of one of Charlotte’s most popular breweries issued a statement Thursday , just hours after allegations surfaced that he raped a child in Stanly County .

Sarah Taylor, the now-only owner of Sycamore Brewing , wrote that she’s “devastated” by the accusations against her husband, Justin Brigham.

Court records showed that the 44-year-old was issued a $10 million bond on Thursday, Dec. 11, and charged with statutory rape of a child, first-degree burglary, and indecent liberties with a child.

According to arrest warrants, Brigham was accused of breaking into a home along Furr Road in Stanfield on Wednesday, Dec. 10, before raping a 13-year-old girl inside the residence.

“I am devastated by the charges against Justin and the pa

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