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North Carolina Man Accused Of Sex Offenses Against Teenager

A North Carolina sheriff's office says a man has been arrested for sex offenses involving a teenager. The Carteret County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that 26-year-old Andrew Tyler Lewis of New Bern was arrested on Tuesday after an investigation just outside of Morehead City. According to the sheriff's office, investigators with a task force received a tip about sex offenses involving a 13-year-old girl and began an investigation which lasted for a month. Lewis is charged with statutory sex offense with a child and is jailed on a $300,000 bond. It's not known if he has an attorney.