72-year-old man sentenced to decades in prison for sex crimes involving minor

Prison sentence handed down in Buncombe County minor sex offense case

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — A 72-year-old man will spend years behind bars after pleading guilty to felony sex offenses involving a minor, authorities said.

The case stems from a February 2025 investigation led by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials said the defendant pleaded guilty in Superior Court to attempted statutory sex offense and indecent...