Cameron Scott Jared Mayo, a 31-year-old Virginia man, has been indicted on a new count of bribery after allegedly attempting to persuade the mother of his alleged victim to drop charges against him by offering her a house, according to a Virginia prosecutor and court documents obtained by Fox News Digital [1]. Mayo was already facing 10 charges, including forcible sodomy and sexual abuse of a minor, before the grand jury added the bribery charge in February [1].
Prosecutor Lawton Tufts read in court text messages Mayo allegedly sent to Christine Houff, the victim's mother, with whom he shares a home. In these messages, Mayo wrote, "If yall are willing to stop all this, you can have 100%," and "You have the power to stop this, if you wanted to," further stating, "The case doesn’t exist without your cooperation" [1]. Tufts argued that Mayo was essentially offering Houff the house if she made the case go away [1].
The original sodomy charges stem from allegations that Mayo repeatedly sodomized an 8-year-old girl between June 2022 and June 2023, during which time the victim was between 8 and 9 years old and Mayo was between 27 and 28 [1]. Mayo is currently being held without bond at Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail and faces a four-day jury trial scheduled for October [1]. If convicted on the sodomy charges, Mayo could face life in prison [1].
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CONCLUSION
Cameron Scott Jared Mayo faces serious charges, including a new bribery indictment, after allegedly attempting to influence the outcome of his child sodomy case by offering the victim's mother a house. The case is set for a jury trial in October, with Mayo facing the possibility of life imprisonment if convicted. No market or financial impact is associated with this event.