Crime & Courts

Stanley man charged in sexual assault of teen

A Stanley man has been arrested and charged in the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.

Lincoln County sheriff’s Detective Dan Renn arrested Robert Anthony Douglas Waldrup, 23, on charges of statutory rape/sex offense of a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old victim by a defendant more than six years older and cyberstalking.

Waldrup was jailed Wednesday night on $25,000 bail.

During Waldrup’s first court appearance Thursday morning, a judge raised his bail to $100,000.

Investigators said the sexual assault happened sometime between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30, after the victim was driven to a relative’s house on Old Plank Road in eastern Lincoln County.

The cyberstalking charge stemmed from numerous text messages sent to the victim and her friends and family, investigators said.

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This story was originally published March 5, 2015 at 12:12 PM with the headline "Stanley man charged in sexual assault of teen."

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