The leader of the Guilford County Democratic Party wants Republican legislative leaders to remove Democratic Rep. Cecil Brockman, the High Point legislator who was charged this month with child sex offenses.

Kathy Kirkpatrick, chair of the Guilford County Democrats, told WRAL Wednesday that she’s ready to replace Brockman, who faces two counts of statutory sex offense with a child and two additional counts of indecent liberties with a child.

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Brockman, 41, is being held in a High Point jail on a $1.05 million bond. Neither Brockman nor his attorney have responded to WRAL’s requests for comment. Brockman’s legislative aide told WRAL in a phone interview that he’s unaware of any plans for Brockman to resign.

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, the state Democratic Party, an

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