Man accused of kidnapping, drugging and sexually assaulting South Carolina minor

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina/Gray News) - A South Carolina man was arrested after allegedly kidnapping, drugging and sexually assaulting a minor.

Deputies with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said they were notified that a minor left home the night of April 23.

Family members described a vehicle they thought the minor could have been in. When deputies found a vehicle matching their description, they found the driver, 54-year-old Robert Eugene Hall, had allegedly been talking to the minor online.

Deputies said he allegedly coerced the minor into leaving their home before allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting them.

Hall was arrested and charged with:

• Three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, second degree
• Three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, third degree
• Two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor
• Exposing another to HIV
• Kidnapping
• Cruelty to children
• Possession of meth, first offense
• Unlawful manufacture of meth in the presence of a minor child

Hall was denied bond.

Anyone with more information about Hall was encouraged to call Investigator T. Hill at 864-503-4579 or email thill@spartanburgcounty.gov.