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Johnston County commissioner (R) convicted, sentenced for sex crime involving child
A Johnston County commissioner was convicted Monday of taking indecent liberties with a child.
A jury found Richard Braswell, 76, of Princeton, guilty on the single felony charge after a two-week trial in Johnston County Superior Court.
Braswell was sentenced to serve an active prison term of 20 to 33 months and was required to register as a sex offender for 30 years.
The incident happened in April 2022 and involved a 13-year-old girl. Braswell was arrested in June and ordered to have no contact with the child.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article293645019.html#storylink=cpy