Man accused of giving 11-year-old a sexually transmitted disease

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - An Orangeburg man was arrested last week after authorities said he gave an 11-year-old girl a sexually transmitted disease, according to an arrest warrant.

Ty Rik Linnard Jacquez Gaffney, 25, was arrested on Sept. 19 on one charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree.

The warrant from the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office said the sex crime happened back in April.

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It’s unclear what led authorities to arrest Gaffney in September.

The warrant said deputies arrested Gaffney by linking together several people in his life who came to the hospital and tested positive for chlamydia.

An incident report from the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office said the child’s mother took her to the doctor in April where she received the positive chlamydia results. After that, the mother told law enforcement her daughter itted to being sexually abused.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chlamydia is a common bacterial infection that can cause permanent damage to a woman’s reproductive system.