Lee County man charged with child sex crimes

Thursday, December 18, 2025
LEE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Lee County man is facing child sex crime charges after an investigation was launched by the sheriff's office.

On Dec. 16, the Lee County Sheriff's Office got a report from a juvenile alleging she had been lured into a sexual relationship with a man.

Detectives executed a search warrant at a Broadway home and evidence found during the search supported the juvenile's allegations, according to the sheriff's office.

Joseph Logan Wolbeck, 36, of Broadway was arrested and charged with four counts of statutory rape of a child less than 15 years of age.

He was placed in the Lee County Jail without bond.



Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Detective Sergeant Matt Watson at the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

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