Friday, Jan. 5, 2007
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A 29-year-old Newton woman has been charged with felony first-degree rape of a child, more than a month after the boy's mother reported the incident to Catawba County authorities.
Bettye Jo Herman was charged Dec. 29 with rape of a child under the age of 16. The offense was reported Nov. 23, according to court records.
Maj. Coy Reid of the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said Herman and the boy had intercourse more than once and on multiple days. Herman, he said, was a friend of the boy's family. He did not know how old the boy was.
Herman was being held Thursday at the Catawba County jail under $50,000 secured bond. She is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 24, according to jail records.
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