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Man on Rowan County's 'Most Wanted' list arrested in China Grove

James Barnes

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities in Rowan County said they arrested a man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a child under the age of 15.

Earlier this month, deputies began investigating a reported sexual assault of a child.

Detectives determined that the assaults occurred several times and that the suspect was 37-year-old James Barnes, of Rockwell.

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Investigators obtained arrest warrants for Barnes. He was also added to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office's "Most Wanted" list.

Barnes was wanted for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, indecent liberties with a minor, second-degree kidnapping, statutory sex offense and statutory rape.

Investigators said Barnes was arrested at a home in China Grove.

He was placed in the Rowan County Detention Center under a $400,000 secured bond.