A Spring Lake man has been arrested and charged with multiple child sex offenses following an investigation by the Southern Pines Police Department, authorities said.
Police said the investigation began Oct. 7, 2025, after the Moore County Department of Social Services reported allegations that Jahmel Raemone Kegler, 27, had an ongoing sexual relationship with a juvenile under the age of 15.
“It was reported by the Department of Social Services to the Southern Pines Police Department that Jahmel Raemone Kegler had an ongoing sexual relationship with a juvenile who he was alleged to have impregnated,” writes the Southern Pines Police Department in a press release. “Further investigation revealed that Jahmel Raemone Kegler already had one child with the juvenile, [and the child] was 3 months old at the time of the report.”…