Sexual assault Coverage

Durham County restaurant owner pleads guilty to 2022 rape of teen employee

Tamer El-Tanany, owner of Roma Pizza in Rougemont, will spend at least 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges that changed the course of one girl's life in March 2022.

Rougemont restaurant owner a 'monster' says mother of teen employee he raped

A Durham County restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of one of his underage employees.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL senior Durham reporter

Siler City man charged with kidnapping, strangling and assaulting woman

Deputies on Tuesday arrested a man accused of holding a woman against her will in Chatham County.

Former Durham pastor, teacher indicted for child sex crimes

A Durham pastor and teacher was indicted Monday for child sex crimes.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

Concern grows among UNC students after another spike in reported rapes

Six rapes have been reported within a two-week span at UNC-Chapel Hill. The assaults come after a similar spike in cases occurred in November.

Spike in reported rapes on campus at UNC highlights need for more resources

Numerous rape cases have been reported in the last two weeks (six since Feb. 20) on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus, leaving some among the campus community worried for their safety.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

Deliberations underway in Christian school teacher molestation case

A verdict was expected Thursday in the trial of a former teacher accused of molesting two 11-year-old female students at a Christian school in Wayne County in the mid-1990s.

Students on edge after another sexual battery incident at N.C. State

With the fifth sexual assault involving on and off main campus areas at N.C. State, WRAL News spoke with the mother of a UNC Student who was assaulted in October about what changes can be made to keep students safe.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

NC State police say student was raped on campus

The North Carolina State University Police Department said the reported rape happened Tuesday at Bragaw Hall.

NC State police search for man after reported rape at residence hall

University police said the reported rape happened at Bragaw Hall.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter

Woman taken to hospital, man in custody after reported assault

A woman went to the hospital with serious injuries after an assault at a Raleigh hotel.

Durham officers make arrest in nearly 30-year-old sexual assault case

Dwight Martin, 64, of Durham, is charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sex offense.

Durham police arrest man for sexual assaults allegedly committed in 1993

Dwight Martin is charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sex offense.

WRAL Staff

Durham doctor's license suspended after guilty plea on sex charges

Dr. Oscar Cornelio-Flores, a family physician in Durham, has been practicing medicine since 2008. Three of his patients have come forward to claim that Flores sexually battered them.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

5th sex assault this semester rattles NC State students

Hasan Abdullah Faheemud-Dean, 21, was arrested Monday night near the campus and charged with first-degree kidnapping, felony breaking and entering and second-degree forced sex offense.

Former Durham pastor, teacher now faces 19 child sex crime charges

David Dixon is now facing 14 additional charges for child sex crimes, for a total of 19. The pastor and teacher was facing five charges out of Durham. These new charges are out of Wake County.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

NC State police discuss assaults near campus

N.C. State Police Chief Daniel House speaks to the media about reported assaults at Wolf Village and a related arrest.

Third sexual assault on NC State campus in 2 weeks

A sexual assault was reported Tuesday morning at NC State, the third reported sexual assault on campus in less than two weeks. Students got an alert on their phones early this morning about the attack, here at the Wolf Village apartments.

Man charged in multiple assaults at NC State's Wolf Village apartments

Hasan Abdullah Faheemud-Dean, 21, was arrested Monday night near the campus and charged with first-degree kidnapping, felony breaking and entering and second-degree forced sex offense.

WRAL News

NC State reports sexual battery at Wolf Village Apartments

Before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, NC State University police received a report of a sexual battery at the Wolf Village Apartments in the Arctic Hall.

Warrants: Myrtle Beach man sexually assaulted child inside locked shed

A Myrtle Beach man is accused of locking an underage victim inside a shed before sexually assaulting her.

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Pastor charged with child sex crimes was also a teacher

David Keandre Dixon had his bond lowered Monday from $10 million to $1 million. Dixon faces four counts of sexual offense with a child under the age of 15 and one count of indecent liberties with a child.

Sex assault reported at NC State fraternity house

NC State issued a Wolf Alert about a sexual assault Sunday that happened at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.

Judge lowers bond on child sex charge after accused pastor's mother pleads on his behalf

David Keandre Dixon faces four counts of sexual offense with a child under the age of 15 and one count of indecent liberties with a child.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Senior Durham reporter

Sexual assault reported at NC State fraternity

A university spokesperson said the attack allegedly happened around 1 a.m. and was reported just after 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Ali Ingersoll, WRAL Investigative Data Journalist and Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer