GREENSBORO, N.C. — Alamance County deputies arrested a 20-year-old from Burlington accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, the Alamance County Sheriff's Office said.
The suspect, Tony Lopez-Cinto, 20, met the victim online and pretended to be a minor, deputies said.
Special Victims Unit investigators first received word of the incident on Tuesday, June 30 after speaking with the victim and family members, officials said. The SVU investigators made contact with Lopez-Cinto and arranged to meet. On Wednesday, after deputies identified Lopez-Cinto at the predetermined location, they arrested him.
Investigators said evidence of the sexual assault is on a digital device they received.
Lopez-Cinto faces felony charges of statutory rape of a child by an adult, indecent liberties with a minor, soliciting a minor by computer and appear and misdemeanor resist/delay/obstruct of investigation.
Lopez-Cinto is being held at the Alamance County Detention Center. His bond is set at $150,000.
This case is ongoing and additional charges are possible. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office to speak with a member of the Special Victims Unit at 336-570-6300 or Alamance County Crimestoppers at 336-229-7100.
