The step-father of Holli Jeffcoat remains in jail under a $2,000,000 bond after being arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child according to court records.
James Bryant Holland was booked into jail late Thursday night. According to the arrest warrant he is accused of sexually abusing a female under the age of 14 years of age. According do court documents, the victim is related to Holli Jeffcoat. The victim tells authorities Holland molested her two to five times a week, for two to three years. She says it all began when she was approximately nine years old. Court records reveal the victim previously denied sexual abuse by Holland, but on February 22nd, 2016, she told authorities Holland had been touching her in a sexual manner for several years.
The charges against Holland are not related to the death of Holli Jeffcoat, 18 years of age, who was found dead in her home on February 10th. Her death was ruled a homicide but no arrests have been made in her case. However in January court records reveal that Holli Jeffcoat had accused Holland of molesting her in the past. Children’s Protective Services was unable to prove who had abused her.
In February, Jeffcoat’s younger sister was taken by CPS and placed into foster care for her own protection.
