Mom of 2 Charged with 80 Child Sexual Offense Charges, Including Statutory Rape

Mar. 15, 2025

Sara Jean Sellers' mugshot.Photo:Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office

Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office

A married mother of two has been charged with 80 child offense charges, including 30 for statutory rape.

Sara Jean Sellers' mugshot.Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office

Sellers’ alleged victims total at least four, but investigators have not specified an exact number, according to local outletWWAY.

During Sellers’ first court appearance on Feb. 14, the state revealed that all of her alleged victims are boys, two of whom were 12 at the time of the alleged sex crimes — which spanned from 2018 and 2019 — and two others whose ages were not specified, per WWAY. The latter two victims are currently interviewing with detectives, the outlet reported.

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Also in court on Feb. 14, the defense revealed that Sellers has two daughters and has been married for 22 years, according to WWAY.

The investigation into Sellers’ alleged crimes is ongoing, and she is currently being held at the Brunswick County Detention Center, where her bond was set at $2 million.

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source: people.com