PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A Rocky Point man pleaded guilty to statutory rape in an incident that occurred in 2024, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
32-year-old Antonio Hernandez lived next door to the 14-year-old victim, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said in court Hernandez touched the minor inappropriately for two years and raped her once in the month before she disclosed the abuse at school in April 2024…