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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Multiple bars across North Carolina have dropped Sycamore Brewing products after the breweryrCOs co-owner was accused of
raping a 13-year-old girl in Stanly County this week.

The co-owner -- 44-year-old Justin Tawse Brigham -- was allegedly caught
by the girlrCOs parents in her bedroom in Stanfield, just before midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

After the girlrCOs parents called 911, the Stanly County SheriffrCOs Office said Brigham was found near the house, naked in a car.

Brigham was charged with statutory rape of a child, indecent liberties
with a child, and first-degree burglary. He appeared in Stanly County
court on Thursday and had his bond set at $10 million. He was being held
at the Stanly County jail.

Anyone with additional information about the case should contact the
Stanly County SheriffrCOs OfficerCOs investigative division at 704-986-3714 or cid@stanlycountync.gov.

Sycamore fallout
Following news of BrighamrCOs arrest, his wife and Sycamore Brewing co-owner said in a statement that she was rCLdevastatedrCY by the charges. She said she took full leadership of the brewery and Brigham would have rCLno further involvement.rCY

Despite the breweryrCOs split with Brigham, multiple bars across the state have said they would stop selling Sycamore beers.

Among them were Bargarita in CharlotterCOs NoDa neighborhood, and FreyarCOs Haus in Wilmington.

Bargarita posted a picture on social media Thursday, which showed Sycamore beer being poured down the sink drain. In the barrCOs caption, it said it
was rCLheartbroken and disgusted by the news.rCY Bargarita said its riddance of Sycamore beer was effective immediately.

FreyarCOs Haus also said it was pulling the breweryrCOs beer, and said that every dollar from whatrCOs left of Sycamore products will be donated to a local rape crisis center.

rCLWe believe accountability and care for people matter more than silence,rCY FreyarCOs Haus wrote on Instagram.

HoppinrCO, The Union, and Tilt on Trade in Charlotte were among others that said they would no longer serve the breweryrCOs products.

Another bar in Tennessee was supposed to have a rCLPint NightrCY event featuring Sycamore on Friday, but has since canceled it.

Sycamore was started by Brigham and his wife in 2013, and according to its website, became the largest Charlotte-born brewery.

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