Local man charged with statutory rape, again




Local man charged with

statutory rape, again

By Elizabeth Billips

True Citizen Staff Writer


A Burke County man arrested for raping a 15 year-old last fall was arrested again Sunday, May 2 for allegedly having sex with another juvenile.


Franklin Shelly Dixon, 21, was charged with one count of statutory rape.


According to Burke County investigator Matt Raulerson, an investigation began after deputies Joe Taylor and Gregg Stroud responded to an unrelated call at a Martin Way residence.


While there, they interviewed two teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, who were in a camper behind the home.


The girls were identified as Dixon’s friends by the property owner.


When asked why they were there, the girls told deputies they were "just having a good time."


After a mattress and two empty condom wrappers were found in the back room, both girls said they’d had consensual sex with Dixon.


Although the 16-year-old is considered "of age," Dixon was charged with having sex with the younger girl.





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