Crime

She pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting children. Now, she’s been arrested again

Lindsey Honeycutt leaves the courtroom after pleading guilty in August to charges related to sex-crimes against her children.
Lindsey Honeycutt leaves the courtroom after pleading guilty in August to charges related to sex-crimes against her children. alang@thesunnews.com

A 31-year-old who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting children in August is now facing nine charges for failure to appear, online records show.

Lindsey Honeycutt, who faces up to 60 years in prison, admitted to inappropriately touching two children and didn’t stop others from doing the same.

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The incident occurred between 2014 and 2015. The kids were 4 years old at the time.

She pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and two counts of unlawful conduct to a child.

Lindsey Honeycutt
Lindsey Honeycutt J. Reuben Long Detention Center

During a separate hearing, Panteleimon Spirakis pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging a child for sexual performance, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.

He faces up to 120 years in prison.

Police charged Honeycutt, Spirakis, Ambrose Heavener and Anthony Strickland with several criminal charges related to sex crimes against the two children.

Two days after she pleaded guilty, Honeycutt was found slumped over in her car in North Carolina, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Department.

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Police said marijuana was visible inside the vehicle. Cocaine and Alprazolam, or Xanax, also was found, officials said.

She was charged with possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, possession with the intent to sell and deliver a schedule IV substance and maintaining a vehicle to keep a controlled substance.

Honeycutt was arrested by the Horry County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday and is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center. Bail has not been set.

This story was originally published October 23, 2018 at 4:25 PM with the headline "She pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting children. Now, she’s been arrested again."

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