Monday, a judge significantly reduced Cecil Brockman's bail from over $1 million to $250,000.
The details were released during the bond hearing.
Brockman was charged in October with having a sexual relationship with a boy who is at least 15 years old or younger.
However, Brockman's legal team says he thought the alleged victim was an adult and was unaware of his real age until his arrest.
The judge made it clear that he isn't buying that claim, according to ABC11 News' partner the News and Observer. The newspaper is also reporting several new shocking details revealed in the Brockman case.
Police were called in to investigate the alleged crime after Brockman called 911, attempting to locate the 15-year-old. The teen was later found and taken to a hospital, where he disclosed his relationship with Brockman to investigators.
Brockman unsuccessfully tried to gain access to the teenager on multiple occasions while he was in the hospital.
The judge revealed that Brockman at one point tried to admit himself and when that didn't work, he tried to get his mother to gain access to the child on his behalf.
As reported from documents obtained by ABC11 after Brockman's arrest, police seized the alleged victim's phone and found 14 videos of sexual acts. In two of them, the judge said Brockman's face was recognizable.
Those documents also revealed that Brockman and the 15-year-old met in May 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, through a dating app. The two allegedly live together in an apartment in Georgia and moved to High Point in August.
Brockman was arrested after surveillance video showed him leaving his apartment with a packed suitcase and a white trash bag.
He resigned from the General Assembly last week.
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