A 36-year-old Burke County man is behind bars on a felony charge of taking indecent liberties with a child, stemming from an offense that court records say happened nearly three years ago. Fue Frank Xiong was arrested on Monday and is due in court on Thursday.
According to WHKY, Xiong was arrested by the Burke County Sheriff's Office on October 26. He was booked into custody that afternoon and placed in the Burke County Jail under a $30,000 bond.
The Burke County Sheriff's Office on Facebook announced the arrest in a post published Tuesday evening. That post lists Xiong's charge as felony indecent liberties with a child.
What Court Records Say About the Timeline
The station's report notes that court records place the alleged offense in November 2023. That means the case reached an arrest roughly three years after the date on the charging paperwork.
The report does not detail what led investigators to make the arrest when they did. No other specifics about the allegation were provided in the evidence reviewed for this story.
What Xiong Faces Under State Law
Under North Carolina General Statute 14-202.1, taking indecent liberties with children is punishable as a Class F felony. A charge is only an accusation, and Xiong has not been convicted of anything.
A Thursday, October 29 court date was scheduled, the station reports. The outcome of that appearance, and whether Xiong has posted bond, were not known as of this writing.
