GASTON COUNTY, N.C.,None — A Gastonia man faces three charges of indecent liberties with a child related to activities that took place several years ago, according to arrest warrants.
Charles Stephen Rhyne, 47, of 118 Eli Circle was booked into Gaston County Jail under a $500,000 bond Thursday night.
Rhyne touched a girl who was between the ages of 6 and 11 years old in a sexual manner while the child slept, according to a warrant affidavit written out by Stanley Police Officer S.I. Smith.
The touching took place over clothes or bed sheets, according to a warrant.
A witness reported she also was touched in the chest area.
The incidents occurred between 2004 and 2009, according to warrants.