Fayetteville, N.C. — Detectives said that a 33-year-old man used a game of "Truth and Dare" to lure a 5-year-old Cumberland County boy into a sexual encounter.
Karson Benjamin Warner, of Shallotte, was charged Thursday with taking indecent liberties with a child in connection with the alleged encounter in 2009.
Investigators with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said that Warner dared the child to take off his clothes and run outside naked, then inappropriately touched the boy.
The boy's mother contacted authorities after he told her about the alleged abuse, investigators said.
Warner was placed in the Cumberland County Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond. His first court appearance was set for Thursday afternoon.


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No...I would not be cracking jokes. I would be wondering why they unlocked the door to let this very sick woman out to even do such a thing to a 5 year old child, a baby.
Any woman that thinks that was a joke to play on a child is very mixed up in the head. And does need some professional counseling.
July 14, 2011 12:49 p.m.
As to where was the mother? Cleaning, cooking, working; pick one. The important thing is she reported it as soon as 'she' heard about it. That's all she can do. And be there for her child.
July 14, 2011 12:44 p.m.
July 14, 2011 12:39 p.m.
It does not say that the boy told his mother in 2009...it says the abuse occured in 2009. FYI The child might not have told his mother until last week.......
July 14, 2011 12:05 p.m.
July 14, 2011 11:19 a.m.