A North Carolina girl has accused her six brothers of sexually abusing her at a family compound, and said their parents had full knowledge of the abuse for nearly a decade. Perquimans County Sheriff Eric Tilley said the six brothers, ranging in age from 19 to 27, have been charged with abusing the girl from age 4 to 14 years old, while they were home schooled. Her brothers have been identified as Aaron Jackson, 19, Benjamin Jackson, also 19, Nathaniel Jackson, 21, Mathew Jackson, 23, Jon Jackson, 25, and Eric Jackson, 27. Parents John Jackson, 65, and Nita Jackson, 54, face charges of felony child abuse because they were witnesses and allowed the acts to continue, Tilley said.
Police first learned of the crime from Eric Jackson, who came forward in 2012 after the pastor at Hope Baptist Church encouraged him to speak to the police. Then, two other brothers confirmed to police that they had abused their sister. When police attempted to question the young girl to investigate the claims, her parents blocked officials from speaking about what happened at the family compound. Her parents then moved the family to the Colorado Springs area of Colorado. An act that proved to be the break police needed to keep the investigation moving forward.
In Colorado, social services were notified about the allegations and stepped in to remove the young girl from the home. Only then were officials from North Carolina able to interview her about the allegations. For over eight hours the young girl told police about the details of the abuse. The family was arrested and brought in by police to face the charges.
Tilley is disgusted at the actions of the parents and holds them responsible for not raising the young men to know their actions were out of place. “I don’t think they know the magnitude of what they’ve done because I don’t think they knew it was wrong. They haven’t been taught any differently,” said Sheriff Tilley. All six of the brothers are now being held on $150,000 bond while they await sentencing. The parents are free on $15,000 bond.
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