Lee County man charged with various child sex crimes

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
SANFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Lee County man is behind bars after an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant on Friday in the 800 block of Hilltop Circle in Sanford and found "multiple pieces of evidence" linked to the allegations.

Luke Patrick Wallace, 36, was arrested. He was charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child, second-degree forcible sex offense, dissemination of pornography to minors younger than 13, and assaulting an individual with a disability.

Luke Patrick Wallace

Lee County Sheriff's Office



Wallace was taken to the Lee County Jail and was held under no bond.

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