Sumter man arrested on underage sex, incest charges
A Sumter man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting girls 10 years old and younger.
Larry Noal Eaton, 73, of 3935 Cox Road, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with the following:
• Two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a victim under the age of 11;
• Two counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor 12 years of age or younger; and
• One count of incest.
The warrant alleges that the suspect committed sexual battery on a girl between the ages of 8 and 9 between April 2012 and May 2013 as well as on a 9- to 10-year-old girl between the August 2013 and January this year, according to a news release from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. The suspect also allegedly showed pornographic videos to a girl before assaulting her.
Eaton is currently being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.
The matter remains under investigation. More charges and arrests are possible, the release states.