Matthews woman arrested on sex charges involving a teen
A 43-year-old Matthews woman was arrested and charged this week with 11 counts of statutory rape/sex offense against a teenager.
Kim Marie Latterner also was charged with disseminating obscene material to a minor.
Public records indicate Latterner is a physician assistant with FastMed Urgent Care in Monroe. In a statement, FastMed said Latterner no longer works for the practice, and “the alleged action has no connection to FastMed.”
The statutory rape/sex offense charges involve a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old, according to the state statute under which the charges were filed.
Latterner was arrested Monday and is scheduled to make a first appearance in Mecklenburg County District Court Thursday, court records show.
Latterner is free on $112,000 bail. She didn’t reply to a request for comment left by the Observer on her phone Wednesday. Her husband said the couple has no comment on the charges except that they were scheduled to meet with a lawyer later Wednesday.
Latterner has no prior criminal charges in either North Carolina or Pennsylvania, where she previously lived.
She has been licensed as a physician assistant by the N.C. Medical Board since 2012.
Staff Researcher Maria David contributed.
Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak
This story was originally published December 9, 2015 at 10:57 AM with the headline "Matthews woman arrested on sex charges involving a teen."