Townville man accused of sex crime with a child

A two-and-a-half-week investigation has resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old Townville man charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor first degree.  The arrest of Nicolas Gabrale Connally took place Tuesday morning in Westminster.  After a tip received through the Anderson Sheriff’s Office on February 1, Oconee investigators developed information that determined a sexual battery offense against a child occurred between January 2019 and the end of the 2021 calendar year, according to today’s announcement from the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.