Henderson Co. Man Charged with Statutory Sexual Offense with Minor

Local man charged with statutory rape of a juvenile

A Henderson County, North Carolina, man has been arrested for the alleged statutory rape of a juvenile.

Henderson Co. man charged with statutory sexual offense with minor

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) - The Henderson County Sheriff's Office reported one man was charged with sex crimes against a minor. Deputies said they received reports of sexual assaults of juveniles and, on Thursday July 31, authorities executed a search warrant at a house in East Flat Rock. 35-year-old Michael Lee Absher was arrested and charged with two counts of statutory sexual offence with a person 15 years or younger. Absher previously wo…