Man charged with sexual assault in Harris Teeter parking lot in Charlotte

By Cailyn Derickson

Updated February 27, 2022 10:40 AM

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A man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a girl on Thursday evening in the parking lot of a grocery store in southeast Charlotte, police said.

Around 7 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to Novant Mint Hill hospital for a report of a sexual assault, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a news release Sunday.

There, a girl told police she was sexually assaulted outside the Harris Teeter on Wyalong Drive, police said. Police did not release the girl’s age but said she was a juvenile.

Officers later identified 39-year-old Lorenzo Esteban as a suspect, and he was charged with second-degree sex offense and attempted second-degree sex offense, police said.

Investigators are seeking tips in the case. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or charlottecrimestoppers.com.

This story was originally published February 27, 2022 at 10:34 AM.

Cailyn Derickson

The Herald

Cailyn Derickson is a city government and politics reporter for The Herald, covering York, Chester and Lancaster counties. Cailyn graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has previously worked at The Pilot and The News and Observer.

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