A 60-year-old man from Beaulaville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to a federal prison term of 20 years. He pleaded guilty to receiving child porn in October 2015. The U.S. District judge who sentenced the man took into consideration the fact that he had molested family members, both of whom were young.
20-year federal prison sentence in child porn case
Change in law could ban sex offenders from state fair
Last year, two arrests were made of individuals at the North Carolina State Fair who were convicted sex offenders. Officials with the state's Agriculture Department want to see a law passed that will keep registered sex offenders from attending the fair.
Federal prison sentence for man convicted of fraud, other crimes
An investment scheme that preyed on the religious beliefs of its victims has resulted in a 43-year-old man from Raleigh being sentenced to over 26 years in federal prison.
Jailer faces sex crime charges after prisoner alleges assault
A 55-year-old jailer at the Lee County Jail has been charged with sexually assaulting a female prisoner. The alleged crime occurred on Sept. 16, 2015, when the woman was being transported to Raleigh, North Carolina, to the N.C. Correctional Institute for Women.
