Multiple sex charges against Oconee man

An Oconee man remained jailed today under a combined surety bond amounting to $350 thousand. Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of Danny Ray Burdette, who is charged with multiple sex offenses in which the victims are two boys of minor age. Forty-four year old Burdette was arrested Friday but, according to the Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began in June last year with reports of sexual assault at a Walhalla address. The boys were placed by the DSS in what was described as a safe location away from Burdette who, at the time last June, was considered a suspect.  According to the Sheriff’s Office, a charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor was filed in connection with an incident that occurred in May last year.