Hilton Head restaurant owner faces charge of sexual conduct with a minor, police report
UPDATE: The charge against Graeme Tosh, of Hilton Head, was dropped on March 23, 2023. Click here to read that story.
Police have accused a local restaurant owner Monday of having “inappropriate contact” with a minor while at the child’s babysitter’s home in Bluffton, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Graeme Tosh, 56, of Hilton Head, was charged Monday with felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct, jail records show.
Tosh opened Kind of Blue, a restaurant at 19 Dunnagans Alley, Hilton Head, about a year ago with two business partners.
According to a police report, the child’s mother called deputies on Feb. 27 to report the incident, which had taken place the day before at the home of a babysitter on Bluffton Parkway.
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Maj. Angela Viens said when the mother picked up her child from the babysitter’s home, the minor told her about the alleged “inappropriate contact” with a man at the home, identified as Tosh, a local restaurant owner.
Tosh was at the home because he is a friend of the babysitter, Viens said. He turned himself in to police Monday.
Police are not looking into any charges against the babysitter, and no further charges are expected against Tosh, Viens said.
As of Monday afternoon, Tosh remained in custody at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
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This story was originally published March 6, 2023 at 5:32 PM.
