Chair of Charlotte police review board charged with sexually assaulting two young victims

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The chairperson of Charlotte’s Citizens Review Board, Henry
Black Jr., has been charged with sexually assaulting two victims
over a 22-year period, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said
Thursday. The city’s review board hears appeals by citizens on
CMPD disciplinary decisions after misconduct allegations against
police officers.

Black was appointed to the board in 2014, police said. Black,
49, was arrested Thursday morning in Myrtle Beach, S.C., police
said. He was charged with four counts of incest, 14 counts of
indecent liberties with children, two counts of statutory rape,
three counts of statutory sex offense and two counts of child
abuse/ sexual act.

CMPD Deputy Chief Gerald Smith told reporters that abuse began
when the victims were “very young” and continued despite their
repeatedly reporting it to other adults before eventually
contacting police. “The survivors, their description of what was
taking place was clear,” Smith said. “It was clear that they
were being abused. There was nothing that could have been
misunderstood, it could not have been a miscommunication. They
were clear about what was happening to them for 22 years.”

Failing to report such crimes is illegal. Police detectives are
now looking for people who were told of the assaults but did
nothing, Smith said. The investigation continues in other
directions, Smith said, including whether others were assaulted.
He urged other victims to called a detective on the case, whose
last name is O’Dell, at 704-336-4466.

Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
Police said one victim, who is now an adult, reported on Sept. 3
that she was sexually assaulted and she named Black as her
assailant. As police investigated, they identified a second
victim, also now an adult, who also said Black had sexually
assaulted her. The attacks began when the victims were children
and continued between 1996 and 2018, police said. “I consider it
superhuman what they’ve done,” Smith said of the victims in the
case. “Our detectives have a great deal of experience —
especially our crimes against children detectives, they see a
lot. And in this case, the details gave them pause.”

Public records identify Black as cofounder and an employee of
Genesis Project Family Wellness Center in Charlotte, whose
website says the center offers counseling, meetings and events
“for the psychological, emotional and developmental support of
families.” People nominated to the Citizens Review Board undergo
criminal background checks, the board’s website says.

The Observer’s review of public records found Black has had no
prior criminal convictions in North Carolina. A city spokeswoman
confirmed that nothing from Black’s background check
disqualified him from serving on the board. But a city ordinance
says that members of the board who are charged with a felony, as
Black was, are to be automatically suspended until the charge is
resolved.

WBTV, The Observer’s news partner, reported that Black has been
suspended from the board and Vice Chairperson Tonya Jameson will
assume his responsibilities. The Genesis Project website, which
also refers to Black him as “JR Black,” says in an undated
biographical summary that Black also served for six years on
Charlotte’s Community Relations Committee and its police
subcommittee.

Black is UNC Charlotte graduate with a degree in criminal
justice with a focus on juvenile delinquency, crime deterrents
and social capital, it says. A Genesis Project official told
reporters Thursday afternoon that Black had not been associated
with the group since about 2008. According to the Horry County
Sheriff’s Office website in South Carolina, Black was arrested
early Thursday morning and is being held without bail. CMPD says
Charlotte authorities are awaiting his extradition.

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