Edgecombe County man arrested on child abuse charges
Published: Jun. 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM EDT|Updated: Jun. 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM EDT
EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A man is facing child abuse charges after an investigation by Edgecombe County deputies.
The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office says they began investigating a possible child abuse case on Friday and found that a child had been assaulted.
Not long after the investigation, deputies arrested 26-year-old Juan Carlos Matias-Lopez.
Matias-Lopez was charged with a statutory sex offense and was taken to the Edgecombe County Detention Center.
He is awaiting a judge to set his bond.
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