A North Carolina State Capitol police vehicle sits outside the State Capitol on January 15, 2021 in Raleigh, N.C. On the right is Rep. Cecil Brockman, who resigned this week. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images; Guilford County Jail)
North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall said Brockman’s decision "is the right thing to do for his constituents and for the North Carolina House of Representatives."
"His departure spares the House from a difficult expulsion process and brings closure to this troubling chapter," Hall added, according to WXII.
Brockman is facing two counts of statutory rape of a child between the ages of 13 and 15 and two counts of indecent liberties with a child, according to court records obtained by Fox News Digital.
A magistrate’s order said Brockman is accused of engaging in sex acts with a 15-year-old in August and is twice alleged to have committed and attempted to commit "a lewd and lascivious act" upon the juvenile, The Associated Press reported.
Court documents cited by WRAL indicate that Brockman attempted to contact the alleged victim while they were hospitalized and sought to "use his status to gain information on the whereabouts of the victim."
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North Carolina State Rep. Cecil Brockman of Guilford was arrested on sex crimes charges. (North Carolina General Assembly)
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Records show Brockman remained in jail Friday on a bond of just over $1 million. A court hearing on a request by Brockman's attorney to reduce the bond is scheduled for Monday.
Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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