LINCOLNTON, N.C. — A registered sex offender was arrested in connection with a child sexual assault in Lincoln County, deputies said.
Andre Keith Bracey, 24, of Lincolnton is charged with a felony count of statutory rape of a 13, 14 or 15-year-old victim by a defendant at least six years older.
Deputies said the statutory rape happened on Sunday with a 15-year-old female relative.
Bracey is held in the detention center under a $500,000 bond.
Deputies said Bracey had been released from the North Carolina prison system on Oct. 9 after completing a 4-year sentence for taking indecent liberties with a minor in 2014.
He registered in Lincoln County as a sex offender on Oct. 15.
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