Westminster Man arrested for Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man this week on a charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third degree. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center was 29-year-old Jeffrey Perry Verhage. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on June 5, after an employee from the Department of Social Services informed the Sheriff’s Office of accusations of inappropriate touching made against Verhage by a minor female.