South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Towodi T. Shequoyah, 39 years old, of Easley, SC, was found guilty in Sumter County General Sessions Court on November 16, 2023. This guilty verdict was delivered by a Sumter County jury on the charges of Attempt to Commit Criminal Sexual Conduct, 3rd Degree, Attempt to Commit Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult, and Indecent Exposure. Shequoyah was sentenced to eight years in prison at the South Carolina Department of Corrections for Attempt to Commit Criminal Sexual Conduct, five years in prison for Attempted Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult, and three years in prison for Indecent Exposure. All three sentences are to run concurrently per order of the Court. Shequoyah’s guilty verdict stems from his actions while working as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Blue Ridge of Sumter, a skilled nursing facility in Sumter, SC, on February 19, 2021. During this time, Shequoyah willfully, maliciously, and indecently exposed his genitals while in the bedroom of a resident at the facility in an attempt to sexually assault the resident. The victim was classified as a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law. The conduct was reported to law enforcement after another employee entered the room to check on the resident and witnessed the incident.
