Hartsville, SC – According to police, at about 12:40 Friday morning, Dearl James Douglas, boogeyman extraordinaire, crept into a family’s home after removing a screen from a bedroom window. Once inside the home, Dearl found his way to the bedroom of a 9-year-old girl. He reportedly picked up the sleeping child and carried her into another room where he attempted to remove her clothing. The child, drifting in and out of sleep, thought it was a family member carrying her. Once she opened her eyes and gazed upon the real-life boogeyman pawing at her pajamas, she started screaming. The girl’s grandmother heard her cries for help and came to her rescue – dialing 911 at the same time. Dearl then exited the home the same way he entered. Cops caught up with the suspect just blocks away from the victim’s home. Whether he knew the child or the family is unknown at this time. Personally, I think dude would have to be equipped with some heavy-duty brass balls to break in an occupied home with the intent to steal a child’s innocence. Had it been my home, I can’t guarantee he would have made it out in one piece. The 20-year-old man has been charged with first-degree burglary, criminal sexual conduct with a minor and attempted kidnapping. Bond was denied.
Tags: attempted kidnapping, Burglary, criminal sexual conduct with a minor, Dearl James Douglas, Hartsville, South Carolina
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