NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Police have arrested a man they believe touched a teenager inappropriately along the North Myrtle Beach shores.
Officials say 32-year-old Derby C. Sykes of Bladenboro, North Carolina for Criminal Sexual Conduct, Third Degree in connection to the incident. He currently has no bond.
On June 28 NMB detectives arrested Derby C. Sykes (32) of Bladenboro, NC for Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree. On June 25 he allegedly assaulted a young female swimming in the ocean in the late evening hours near 4th Avenue North.
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Police say Sykes made contact with a 16-year-old female who was swimming at the beach in the late evening hours near 4th Avenue North. Sykes allegedly grabbed the victim and sexually assaulted her before fleeing south along the beach.
During an investigation detectives obtained an image of Sykes from a surveillance camera located at an adjacent business. The report continues, alleging the victim positively identified Sykes as the suspect. He was taken into custody on June 28 at 4:00 p.m.
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