Pickens Co. Man convicted of Sexual Assault

A Pickens County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of sexually assaulting of a child three years ago. Registered sex offender, 44-year-old Jerry Dudley was found guilty of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, kidnapping and inflicting bodily harm upon a child. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office reported that Dudley attacked a 4-year-old girl in 2012. He was already a registered sex offender at the time of the incident.