Mom, 32, charged with incest after child makes sickening claims to social worker about rape and sexual abuse
A MOM has been charged with incest after a child reportedly claimed to a social worker that they were being sexually abused.
Cops arrested Ashley Jordan Hardee, 32, and Jerry Douglas Gillespie, 36, in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Hardee has been charged with a count of incest and one count of first-degree statutory rape of a child.
She has also been charged with one count of indecent liberties with a child, and one felony count of child abuse by sexual act, WBTV reported.
Meanwhile, cops have charged Gillespie with a count of first-degree statutory rape of a child.
He’s also been charged with two felony counts of indecent liberties with a child, and one count of a sex act by a substitute parent on a child.
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It’s not known when the alleged abuse took place.
Officials at the Gaston County Child Protective Services launched an investigation after the victim told a social worker, the Lincoln Herald reported.
Both Gillespie and Hardie are being held at Gaston County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
Anyone with information should contact Detective Rheinson of Gaston County Police at 704-866-3320.
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Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted at 704-861-8000.
The police investigation continues.
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