Hilton Head man accused of criminal sexual conduct with two teenagers, one a minor
A Hilton Head Island man was arrested Saturday for two charges of criminal sexual conduct, one with a minor.
Victor Lanuza Gimenez, 37, is accused of sexual battery with two unnamed individuals resulting in two charges, criminal sexual conduct with a minor and criminal sexual conduct third degree.
Lanuza Gimenez’s alleged victims are aged 14 and 16. It is unknown whether Lanuza Gimenez knew the two victims.
Only the conduct with he 14 year-old is considered an illegal act with a minor. The age of consent in South Carolina is sixteen, leading to the separate charge of third degree criminal sexual conduct.
One of the charges is for an event or events that happened sometime between July and October of last year and the other charge was sometime in October.
The alleged abuse was reported by a school social worker on October 30, which lead to an investigation from the Sheriff’s Office and subsequently a warrant issued for Lanuza Gimenez.
On Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from Chimney Cove on Hilton Head island but the caller hung up before speaking to dispatchers. The Sheriff’s office investigated the call and found Lanuza Gimenez with active warrants and arrested him. As of Thursday morning, he is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
This story was originally published January 18, 2024 at 11:30 AM.
