Statesville Man Faces 122 Sexual Assault Charges

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Story Created: Apr 13, 2012 at 6:34 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 13, 2012 at 6:34 PM EDT

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP)--Authorities in Iredell County say a Statesville man is facing 122 counts stemming from the sexual assault over 11 years of a girl.
 
The Statesville Record & Landmark reports that 39-year-old Christopher Charles Harris is charged with 44 counts each of taking indecent liberties with a minor and first-degree sex offense, 12 counts of statutory rape/sex offense, 20 counts of first-degree rape and one count each of second-degree rape and second-degree sexual offense.
 
Harris is jailed in lieu of a $200,000 bond. It wasn't immediately known if Harris has an attorney.
 
The Iredell County Sheriff's Office says a report was filed regarding a young girl who had been sexually assaulted beginning in 1998 and ending in 2009. Investigators said the victim told them the assaults occurred throughout the county.

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