CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Major grocery store chains have said they were pulling Sycamore Brewing beers from its shelves after the brewery’s now former co-owner was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Stanly County, N.C. this week.

The co-owner -- 44-year-old Justin Tawse Brigham -- was allegedly caught by the girl’s parents in her bedroom in Stanfield, just before midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

After the girl’s parents called 911, the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office said Brigham was found near the house, naked in a car. The sheriff said Brigham and the girl met on social media about two weeks prior.

Brigham was charged with statutory rape of a child, indecent liberties with a child, and first-degree burglary. He appeared in Stanly County court on Thursday and had his bond set at $10

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