Man charged in sex with 13-year-old


WILMINGTON, NC (StarNewsOnline) — A New Hanover County man was arrested Tuesday, accused in the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.

Joseph Charles Bursell, 20, of Greenwood Road, is charged with statutory rape and second-degree kidnapping, a New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office arrest warrant shows.

According to Lt. Jerry Brewer, Bursell allegedly had sex Tuesday with a 13-year-old girl. Police found her with him Tuesday afternoon at a Greyhound Bus Station on Cando Street after he’d attempted to purchase bus tickets, Brewer said.

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