Crime & Safety

Witness Turns In Man For Sexual Assault Of Two Girls Sunday

A witness called 911 Sunday evening after seeing Ivan Dawkins sexually assault two girls on Armory Drive in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- A witness’ call to 911 in Charlotte Sunday evening led to the arrest of a man for sexaully assaulting two young girls he was caregiver for near Independence Park, police said Monday morning.

The witness called 911 around 8:05 p.m. to alert police after he said he saw a man, now identified by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police as Ivan Dawkins, 43, sexually assaulting the two young girls in the 1400 block of Armory Drive. CMPD officers were able to quickly locate Dawkins and the 7-year-old and 9-year-old girls nearby.

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Dawkins was taken in for questioning and has been charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child and statutory sex offense with a child. He is now in the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

CMPD asks that anyone with information about this suspect contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

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