Lincolnton Man Charged with Child Sexual Assault

Lincolnton, NC – A Lincolnton man was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexually assaulting a 7 year old girl.

Sheriff’s Detective Sally Dellinger identified the man as Javier Alfonzo Mendoza, 42, 300 block of Mooregate Lane, Lincolnton. He is charged with one felony count each of First Degree Statutory Sexual Offense and Taking Indecent Liberties With A Minor.

The incident occurred on Monday on Graham Road and the young girl told her mother the suspect was the baby-sitter’s boyfriend. More charges are pending against Mendoza who is an illegal alien.

He had a first appearance in Lincoln County District Court and is being held in the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center under a $150,000 secured bond.

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