Seneca Man arrested on Multiple Counts of Sex with a Minor

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Seneca man on multiple counts of sexual offenses with a minor. A deputy from the Warrants Division booked 32-year-old Robert Keith Morgan of Friendship Road into the Oconee County Detention Center. Morgan was initially charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree, six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in the first degree. Morgan is a registered sex offender and according to Sgt. Kelly Winchester, the Sex Offender Registrar with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Morgan has been compliant with the requirements of his sentence in regards to the Sex Offender Registry. Morgan was placed on the Sex Offender Registry in 1999 after being adjudicated in Family Court on a charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office began its investigation on Sept. 26, after the School Resource Officer at an Oconee County School was notified of allegations of sexual assaults that occurred off of school property. The case was turned over to the Criminal Investigations Division. As the investigation continued and evidence was gathered, it was determined that Morgan had sexually assaulted the female victim while the victim was between the ages of 12 and 14. The case involves only one victim at this time, according to investigators. Evidence also obtained by investigators in the case led to charges against Morgan for having sexually explicit images of a minor. In regards to the initial six charges, Morgan was given a combined $150,000 surety bond on the six sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree charges and was denied bond on the three criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree charges and the one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in the first degree charge. As the investigation continued and further evidence was gathered, Sgt. Tim Rice, the Child and Elder Abuse Investigator with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, obtained nine additional warrants against Morgan. Morgan has been charged in the new warrants with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the first degree and two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree. The new warrants obtained against Morgan also involve the only victim in the case at this time, according to Sgt. Rice. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing their investigation and no further information on the investigation will be released at this time.