By , Fox 46
Published September 27, 2017
An Iredell County man is being held on a $1 million bond after he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl and injured her to the point she will need surgery, police said.
The Iredell County Sheriff's Office was called to Olin Loop Road on Saturday, July 22 in reference to a possible sexual assault.
Upon arrival, deputies found a 7-year-old girl who they said had obvious injuries consistent with a sexual assault. Detectives conducted an interview with the mother of the child and learned that she has four children, two with the suspect, Brentley Jason Byers.
The mother stated that she had left home around 7 a.m. Friday, July 21 to go to work and didn’t return until around 1 p.m. Saturday, July 22.
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She told deputies that when she arrived home, she found her 4-year-old girl sitting in a chair in the living room with blood on her and Byers asleep on the couch. The 4-year-old told her mother that Byers, the person she refers to as her father, did this to her.
The sheriff's office said it was determined that Byers was left with all four children but another family member had come by late on Friday and picked up two of the kids. Indications were that the crime occurred during the night when only two small children and Byers were home.
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