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SC Johnson Heir Charged with Sex Crime

S. Curtis Johnson had been CEO of Diversey.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Billionaire S. Curtis Johnson, former CEO of Diversey and heir to the SC Johnson cleaning product fortune, has been charged with the repeated sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.

The 55-year-old great-grandson of the wax company founder — is alleged to have had inappropriate contact with the child between 2007 and 2010, according to reports from Wisconsin’s Racine County Circuit Court. He was released on $500,000 bail and forced to surrender his passport until a preliminary hearing next month. He faces 40 years in jail if convicted.


Johnson stepped down from his role as chair of family industrial cleaning firm Diversey in February. He cited “personal reasons” at the time.



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