North Carolina teen pleads to taking indecent liberties with a child

MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) – A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to taking Indecent Liberties with a child.

18 year old Dawson Michael Burris will get 13 months in prison and 30 years on the sex offender registry.

The case began as a child sexual assault in the Marble community in May.

But the charge that came out of the grand jury in June was Indecent Liberty with a Child.

Sheriff Derrick Palmer stated “Great team work by our Patrol Deputies, our Investigators and HAVEN. It is this kind of team work that allows us to be successful in these most difficult of crimes.”