Crime & Safety

Ladson Man Charged in West Ashley Sex Assault

Charleston Police charged a Ladson man in connection with an Oct. 13 rape at an apartment on Orange Branch Road

Charleston Police on Friday charged Cecil Ray Kupfner, 30, of 9496 Highway 78 Lot 302, Ladson, with criminal sexual conduct — 3rd degree, in connection with an Oct. 13 incident at an Orange Branch Road apartment.

Kupfner is accused of entering an unlocked apartment in the Palms Apartments complex and sexually assaulting the occupant between 2 - 5 a.m. on Oct. 13, according to a Charleston Police Department statement.

Kupfner is being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center.

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