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Volunteer assistant fire chief charged with unwanted sex act

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — Two men in Chesterfield County were arrested on Thursday accused of inappropriately touching a woman.

Gilbert Ted King and volunteer assistant fire Chief Clyde Watson have been arrested and charged with unwanted sex acts against a woman, police say.

Watson is the Assistant Chief of the volunteer fire department.

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The two men are charged with assault and battery, and second-degree assault and battery.

According to the warrant, Watson inappropriately touched the victim, who was in a car at a party in August.

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The woman said when she woke up, King and Watson were touching her in a sexual way.

King denies the accusations and said the woman passed out and he didn't want her to drive drunk so he tried to get her car keys.

We will continue updating this story as new information becomes available.

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