JACKSONVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD MOLESTATION.

A Jacksonville man has been arrested on charges of sexual molestation of a child.

On May 7, 2016 Onslow County Deputies responded to a residence on Burgaw Highway for a report of a child having been sexually molested. Andrew Charles Ray Hatfield, 29 year old male of Pickett Road in Jacksonville was subsequently arrested and charged with Statutory Sexual Offense with a Child by Adult and Indecent Liberties with a Child. During the course of the investigation, it was found that Hatfield had also sexually molested a child back in 2012.

Hatfield was brought before the magistrate and remanded to the Onslow County Detention Center under a $485,000 secured bond.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact Onslow County Sheriff’s Office at 910-455-3113, Det. Sgt. B. Foy at Linwood_foy@onslowcountync.gov, or Crime Stoppers at 910-938-3273. Please refer to case 2016-7893 when calling about this case.

ANONYMOUS REPORTS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CAN BE REPORTED TO ONSLOW COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS AT (910) 938-3273. You can also text your Crime Stoppers Tip via Text-A-Tip by typing TIP4CSJAX and your message to 274637