{"id":79206,"date":"2026-04-18T05:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/man-accused-of-following-girl-into-bathroom-sexually-assaulting-her\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T05:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:12:24","slug":"man-accused-of-following-girl-into-bathroom-sexually-assaulting-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/man-accused-of-following-girl-into-bathroom-sexually-assaulting-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Accused of Following Girl Into Bathroom, Sexually Assaulting Her"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A Florida man has been arrested in South Carolina for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl after cornering her in a restaurant restroom.<\/p>\n

James McKenzie<\/strong> allegedly followed a child between the ages of 9 and 11 into the bathroom of a restaurant on Decker Boulevard in Columbia on Monday, April 13, the Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Department confirmed.<\/p>\n

McKenzie, who police said has prior arrests in Florida, was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, kidnapping and indecent exposure, the sheriff\u2019s department said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Investigators claim security video from the restaurant captured McKenzie, 43, staring at the child, who was dining with her family. When she got up to use the bathroom, he followed her, the video confirms.<\/p>\n

The footage further showed McKenzie forcing an outer door to the bathrooms closed before going into the women\u2019s room.<\/p>\n

McKenzie was seen fleeing the restaurant two minutes later. He took with him the cup he had been drinking out of, cops said.<\/p>\n

McKenzie didn\u2019t get far before police found him hiding in bushes behind a vacant building nearby.<\/p>\n

According to police, McKenzie allegedly confessed to sexually assaulting the girl soon after his arrest. He was also caught allegedly touching his private parts while detained by cops.<\/p>\n

McKenzie was denied bond following this latest arrest. Plea and attorney information for the man was unavailable at press time.<\/p>\n

McKenzie has prior arrests in Florida, Orangeburg County, and Columbia for similar offenses, the Post and Courier<\/em> reported, including indecent exposure and crimes against children.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Man Arrested After Missing Florida Teen Found in Sex Offender\u2019s Closet<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tPolice found a missing 17-year-old girl in a sex offender\u2019s closet in Florida, leading to the man\u2019s arrest. The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a press release that the agency was contacted by the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office on Monday, April 13, because investigators believed a runaway teen was with a man in Dundee. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a similar case in Ohio in February, a predator exploited a mother\u2019s secret safety knock to gain access to a bathroom in a Five Below store, where he sexually assaulted a girl.<\/p>\n

Robert DeWeese<\/strong> was charged with felony rape, kidnapping and more for the alleged incident, which occurred in South Lebanon on February 6.<\/p>\n

The mother told the 6-year-old girl to \u201cleave the door locked until she heard the special knock,\u201d which she described to her daughter, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

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