OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said that a West Union man remains in jail Tuesday after his arrest on an outstanding charge of child sex abuse.

Deputies said that 20-year-old Wilson Nahun Figuero-Argueta was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:19 a.m. Monday. Figuero-Argueta will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device, as a condition of his $50,000 surety bond, should he be released from jail.

The Sheriff’s Office said its investigation began back in October of 2022 after a deputy received information that a teenager had been sexually assaulted. The Department of Social Services (DSS) was notified.

Officials said that evidence determined Figuero-Argueta had sexual relations with the victim in 2022 and was charged

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