Honk News (Columbia, SC) – A former mayor pro tem in a South Carolina city faces charges of sexual battery related to a 15-year-old boy.
Warrants made public by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division reveal that 42-year-old Erik Sickinger, who held the position of mayor pro tem in Irmo, S.C., has been arrested and faces multiple charges, including three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and luring a child under 16.
Authorities report that Sickinger and the minor exchanged messages via Snapchat.
The warrants indicate that Sickinger enticed the teenage boy to his residence for sexual encounters on several occasions.