IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Detectives say a man living in Georgia has been arrested for taking indecent liberties with a child in Iredell County.
Investigators say a female victim stated she was sexually assaulted by Dalton Smallwood several times when she was 14-years-old.
It was determined that Smallwood moved to Georgia since the alleged sexual assaults. Investigators say Smallwood was a friend of the victim’s family and they met while attending church in Iredell County.
Smallwood is accused of meeting with the victim at different locations in Southern Iredell County when the alleged sexual activity took place.
Smallwood has been charged with six counts of statutory rape/sex offense and one count of indecent liberties with a child. He was given a $1M bond.
