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OYSTER COMPANY FOUNDER ARRESTED; ACCUSED OF SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILD ON COMPANY YACHT
November 24, 2019
WTVR
MATHEWS COUNTY, Va. — The operator of a Virginia oyster company is awaiting extradition back to Virginia following his arrest. William “Billy” Hooper Jr. is accused of committing sex crimes with a child under 16 on his yacht, according to the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office.
The crime, according to investigators, took place between April and June.
“[The girl] was alone on a yacht owned by Hooper registered to the Williams Wharf Oyster Company, LLC. Hooper propositioned the juvenile to take pornographic photographs of her in exchange for money,” a spokesperson