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Mom, 32, charged with incest after child makes sickening claims to social worker about Rape and Sexual Abuse

mom 32 charged with incest after child makes sickening claims to social worker about rape and sexual abuse
Gaston County Police

A MOM has been charged with incest after a child reportedly claimed to a social worker that they were being sexually abused.

Cops arrested Ashley Jordan Hardee, 32, and Jerry Douglas Gillespie, 36, in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Hardee has been charged with a count of incest and one count of first-degree statutory rape of a child.

She has also been charged with one count of indecent liberties with a child, and one felony count of child abuse by sexual act, WBTV reported.

Meanwhile, cops have charged Gillespie with a count of first-degree statutory rape of a child.

He’s also been charged with two felony counts of indecent liberties with a child, and one count of a sex act by a substitute parent on a child.
It’s not known when the alleged abuse took place.

Officials at the Gaston County Child Protective Services launched an investigation after the victim told a social worker, the Lincoln Herald reported.

Both Gillespie and Hardie are being held at Gaston County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Rheinson of Gaston County Police at 704-866-3320.

Authored by Chris Bradford via The Sun May 31st 2022

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