IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. – Iredell County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 22-year-old man and charged him with two counts of statutory rape of a person 15 years of age or younger, according to a news release.
The release states that the Sheriff’s Office was notified on July 9 of an alleged statutory rape of a 13-year-old and began an investigation.
The victim identified Deshon Barber as the suspect and claimed she met him on Instagram with evidence showing they were in communication for several weeks.
Deshon Barber
Barber was arrested on August 23 after a felony arrest warrant was obtained for two counts of statutory rape of a person who is 15 years of age or younger. Barber has two previous convictions of resisting public officer.
