West Union man faces sex charge

According to Oconee Sheriff’s Office, a 25-year old West Union man turned himself over to the custody of a deputy yesterday to face a charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor third degree. The Sheriff’s Office identified the man booked into the Oconee Detention Center as James Andrew Massey, accused of inappropriately touching a 13-year old female on two occasions last month at a Toccoa Highway address near Westminster. A statement from the Sheriff’s Office said the investigation started December 29 after a deputy responded to Oconee Memorial Hospital in regard to a report of a sexual assault.