Marion man sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting child in Horry Co. Quinton Leonard (Source: J. Reuben Long Detention Center) By WMBF News Staff | April 14, 2021 at 12:16 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 12:16 PM
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) – A Marion man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 9-year-old in 2016 in Horry County, prosecutors said.
According to information from the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, 38-year-old Quinton Leonard pleaded guilty this week to third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. His case was set to go to trial.
Leonard received the maximum sentence for the charge. He also must register as a sex offender and wear an ankle monitor for the rest of his life, according to the prosecution.