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Fayetteville man charged with sex offense involving 11-year-old

Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department's Youth Services Unit arrested a Fayetteville man for a sexual assault involving an 11-year-old that occurred in January in the 200 block of Plymouth Street.

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Celestino Lopez Hernandez
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Youth Services Unit arrested a Fayetteville man for a sexual assault involving an 11-year-old that occurred in January in the 200 block of Plymouth Street.

Celestino Lopez Hernandez, 32, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree statutory sex offense.

The 11-year-old involved in the case was an acquaintance of Hernandez, officials said.

Hernandez was being held at the Cumberland County Jail under a $1 million secured bond.

No further information has been released.

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