Sex assault alleged in Oconee

A Dorchester County man is under arrest in Oconee County, charged with criminal sexual conduct first degree.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office identified Stokes Avinger Brownlee of St. George as the man arrested yesterday after a deputy was sent to the Clemson Police Department. The affidavit to the arrest warrant alleges the crime occurred on Dubose Circle at the social fraternity Sigma Chi.  Brownlee remained in custody yesterday at the Oconee County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.