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Xavier Lee Espinoza booked on indecent liberties charge
Brunswick County record lists a July 27 arrest and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1
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Production note: This article was prepared with automated assistance from a Brunswick County booking record and independently edited against direct reporting from WWAY and WECT and the official North Carolina statute page. The booking record did not provide a docket number or disposition. The configured court source did not support a search for this booking, so no court status was verified. Editorial illustration selected from the Sex Crimes category library. It does not depict the charged person or the reported event.
Brunswick County booking records show Xavier Lee Espinoza, 25, was booked at Brunswick Jail on July 27, 2026. The record lists one charge, “INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD,” under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1, and lists “No Bond.”
WWAY and WECT reported that the arrest followed an undercover investigation. WECT reported that a Brunswick County detective was posing online as a teenager; WWAY likewise described the matter as an undercover child-exploitation investigation. The booking data identifies an arrest and charge but does not establish guilt.
North Carolina’s official statute page titles § 14-202.1 “Taking indecent liberties with children” and classifies the offense as a Class F felony. That classification describes the charged offense; it is not a finding that Espinoza committed it.
Espinoza is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Sources
- Brunswick County man arrested after undercover child exploitation investigation
- Supply man arrested after targeting undercover detective posing as teen girl
- North Carolina General Statutes § 14-202.1
- Original booking record — Brunswick Jail
- Xavier Lee Espinoza Mugshot & Arrest Info | Brunswick County, NC
- Supply man arrested after targeting undercover detective posing as teen girl
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