MT. PLEASANT MAN ORDERED TO SERVE PROBATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES

A Mt. Pleasant man was ordered to serve five years of probation for guilty pleas to charges related to sexual assault.  The Trib reports that on Wednesday, 75-year-old Lawrence Lewis Jr. was charged last year with sexually molesting a 10-year-old girl on several occasions in January of 2015.  According to court records, she claimed Lewis improperly touched her in a garage after he bribed her with candy.  Lewis pleaded guilty to one count of indecent assault of a child with other charges dismissed.  On top of the probation, Lewis must register as a sexually violent predator for the rest of his life.