Rep. Cecil Brockman’s court appearance in Greensboro has been postponed after he was reportedly hospitalized, according to court documents.
Brockman was scheduled to appear in front of the Guilford County District Court at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Court documents say he was hospitalized and his appearance has been delayed until Friday.
The 41-year-old Democrat who represents Guilford County was arrested Wednesday by the State Bureau of Investigations and charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child and two counts of statutory rape of a 15-year-old victim, according to a Guilford County magistrate’s order issued Wednesday.
The order accuses Brockman of trying to “use his status” as a state lawmaker to get information about the victim while the victim was in the hospital.
Brockmen is being held without bond.
The lawmaker has claimed indigence for the purpose of legal representation. The county public defender’s office told NC Newsline no attorney has been appointed yet, and it may be days before one is.
Brockman’s legislative assistant declined to comment.
Meanwhile, a growing bipartisan chorus of elected leaders called for Brockman’s immediate resignation.
Former governor and 2026 U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper is the latest to call for Brockman to step down, saying the charges are “disturbing and disqualifying.”
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein described the charges as “extremely serious and deeply troubling.”
“While the legal process has yet to play out, it’s clear he cannot effectively serve his constituents and should resign immediately,” Stein said in a statement.
Other Democratic lawmakers like House Minority Leader Robert Reives (D-Chatham) and Rep. Bryan Cohn (D-Granville, Vance) also issued statements urging Brockman to resign.
“As we continue to learn more about the allegations against Rep. Brockman this morning, it has become clear that he is unable to continue serving in the House of Representatives,” Reives said.
“Let me be clear: the allegations alone are grave enough to demand accountability,” Cohn said in a statement.
Brockman, who is in his sixth term in the House, has sometimes played a pivotal role in moving Republican-penned legislation.
The NC House GOP is one seat shy of a three-fifths supermajority. Brockman is one of several House Democrats who occasionally vote with the Republicans or are absent during key votes on veto overrides.
He has been criticized by fellow Democrats in the past, and narrowly fought off a primary challenge in 2024.
Across the aisle, Republicans including House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) joined in on requests for Brockman’s resignation.
Hall described the charges as “shocking and extremely serious.”
“Given the evidence that’s publicly known, he should resign immediately so these charges do not distract from the work of the North Carolina House.”
The option to expel
Should Brockman choose not to resign, his fellow NC House lawmakers could vote to expel him. It’s a rare occurrence, but not unheard of.
The last time a House member was expelled was in 2008, when former Rep. Thomas Wright (D-New Hanover) refused to resign despite facing criminal charges of mishandling of nearly $340,000 in campaign and nonprofit funds. Wright maintained his innocence.
After a unanimous finding of probable cause by the bipartisan House Ethics committee, the House voted 109-5 to expel Wright. He was the first member to be expelled in more than a century, and was convicted and sentenced to prison a few weeks later.
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