Hilton Head man who had hidden sex room sentenced to 100-plus years for sexually abusing young girls

Hilton Head man who had hidden sex room sentenced to 100-plus years for sexually abusing young girls

“Timothy Herndon groomed these girls with toys, costumes and candy. They trusted him. They called him ‘Uncle Timmy.'”

Updated: 2:35 PM EST Nov 16, 2023

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Hilton Head man who had hidden sex room sentenced to 100-plus years for sexually abusing young girls

“Timothy Herndon groomed these girls with toys, costumes and candy. They trusted him. They called him ‘Uncle Timmy.'”

Updated: 2:35 PM EST Nov 16, 2023

Above video: Your Thursday headlinesDownload the WJCL App for breaking news alerts: Apple | Google PlayA Hilton Head Island man has been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing young girls who were his neighbors.According to the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Timothy Lamar Herndon, 45, was found guilty Thursday on five counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.Officials say the female victims were 8 and 11 years old when Herndon was arrested in 2019. “Timothy Herndon groomed these girls with toys, costumes and candy. They trusted him. They called him ‘Uncle Timmy,’ ” said 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone. “But he was not the fun Uncle Timmy these girls thought he was. He was a sick, depraved predator who deserves every single second of his prison time.” Herndon received maximum sentences for each offense.The criminal sexual assault charges and one of the sexual exploitation charges are to run consecutively. The other exploitation sentences are to run concurrently, resulting in a 110-year sentence. TRENDING STORIESLow pressure area being monitored by National Hurricane Center for possible tropical development8,500 jobs are coming to new Hyundai Metaplant. But how many of those are for Georgia residents?Month-old baby surrendered at South Carolina hospital under Daniel’s LawProsecutors say Herndon had a sex room in his house, hidden behind a large Ironman poster. Inside, law enforcement officers found a mattress and video equipment. Law enforcement also recovered sex toys and children’s clothing from the home. Herndon’s crimes were discovered after a relative grew suspicious of his relationship the girls and found a hard drive of pornographic images of them in the defendant’s home. The hard drive contained hundreds of videos of the victims and about a thousand still images.The girls appeared to be drugged in some of the videos, and a small amount of sedative was found in a Tic Tac container hidden in an upper-story bedroom. Herndon was initially charged by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. After further investigation, the Solicitor’s Office issued direct indictments that led to prosecution on 20 additional charges.

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A Hilton Head Island man has been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing young girls who were his neighbors.

According to the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Timothy Lamar Herndon, 45, was found guilty Thursday on five counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

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Officials say the female victims were 8 and 11 years old when Herndon was arrested in 2019.

“Timothy Herndon groomed these girls with toys, costumes and candy. They trusted him. They called him ‘Uncle Timmy,’ ” said 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone. “But he was not the fun Uncle Timmy these girls thought he was. He was a sick, depraved predator who deserves every single second of his prison time.”

Herndon received maximum sentences for each offense.

The criminal sexual assault charges and one of the sexual exploitation charges are to run consecutively. The other exploitation sentences are to run concurrently, resulting in a 110-year sentence.

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Prosecutors say Herndon had a sex room in his house, hidden behind a large Ironman poster. Inside, law enforcement officers found a mattress and video equipment. Law enforcement also recovered sex toys and children’s clothing from the home.

Herndon’s crimes were discovered after a relative grew suspicious of his relationship the girls and found a hard drive of pornographic images of them in the defendant’s home.

The hard drive contained hundreds of videos of the victims and about a thousand still images.

The girls appeared to be drugged in some of the videos, and a small amount of sedative was found in a Tic Tac container hidden in an upper-story bedroom.

Herndon was initially charged by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. After further investigation, the Solicitor’s Office issued direct indictments that led to prosecution on 20 additional charges.