GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor stated that a man pleaded guilty to charges related to assaulting children in April of 2024 on Sunday.
Officials said that 21-year-old Kenneth Wayne Battles, III, pled guilty to the following:
Kidnapping
First-degree assault and battery
Two counts of first-degree burglary
Two counts of indecent exposure
Evidence presented during the plea hearing established that in April of 2024, Battles broke into multiple homes in a Simpsonville neighborhood during the early mornings of Apr 2 and Apr 3. Battles victimized two minor children in separate homes in the area during this time frame.
On Apr 2, he entered one minor victim’s bedroom through an unlocked window and assaulted her. The following night, he entered anoth