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Sex Crimes
Phipps, Joshua Lee booked on indecent-liberties-with-a-child charge at Davie Jail
The corrected Davie record identifies five counts under section 14-27.28 and four under section 14-202.1.
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Production note: AI-assisted editorial revision based on the cited official booking record and current official statutes. The booking source did not provide a court disposition.
Phipps, Joshua Lee was booked at Davie Jail on August 27, 2026, according to the official jail record.
After the source adapter was corrected to separate the statute field from the roster's “Arrest:” label, the record lists five counts described as “STAT SEX OFF W/CHILD BY ADULT” under North Carolina General Statutes section 14-27.28 and four counts of “INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD” under section 14-202.1.
Section 14-27.28 defines statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult as a person at least eighteen engaging in a sexual act with a child under thirteen. Section 14-202.1 addresses a person at least sixteen and at least five years older than a child under sixteen taking or attempting an indecent liberty for sexual arousal or gratification, or committing or attempting a lewd or lascivious act upon or with the child's body. Those are neutral descriptions of the cited statutes, not findings that the elements occurred.
The booking source does not show a court disposition. A booking or charge does not establish guilt.
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