Man arrested for grabbing two girls

A 47-year-old Salem, South Carolina man was arrested Wednesday night after grabbing the buttocks of two 11-year-old girls at Boyd’s Key West RV Campground on Stock Island, 6401 Maloney Ave.

Gregory David Cameron was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior/molestation in which the victim(s) is younger than 12 and the offender is older than 18.

Deputies Anthony Wales and Timothy Oggeri were called to the campground at 10:30 p.m. whereupon they were directed to bathrooms. Cameron was located there where he had been identified by one of the girls’ father. Cameron appeared highly intoxicated. Deputy Oggeri stayed with Cameron whilst Deputy Wales interviewed the two girls.

Both girls gave the same version of events: They noticed an older man (whom both later identified as Cameron) hanging around or near them previous to the incident. They were standing near the water at one point when Cameron began speaking to them. Cameron told the girls he had some snails in a bucket and left to retrieve them. He returned with nothing. Cameron got closer and grabbed one of the victims in the buttocks. She told the other girls to run away — there were other children present who were not touched. The other victim said Cameron also grabbed her in the buttocks. Both girls said they both then ran away and told their parents. Deputy Wales noted both victims were very upset and appeared very scared by the incident.

Cameron was placed under arrest.

Cameron was taken to jail.

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