Man charged with 1st-degree rape

Published 12:00 am Monday, January 3, 2011

A Rowan County man is in jail, charged with first-degree rape of a child under the age of 13 and five counts of first- degree sexual offense on a child under the age of 13.
Spencer Police handled the investigation and brought the charges.
Larry Dwayne Connor, 43, was charged in Mecklenburg County Saturday, then taken to Rowan County and booked into the Detention Center on New Year’s Day.
Connor has a criminal record in Rowan, as well as Mecklenburg County. His record includes charges for fighting, drug possession and obtaining property by false pretenses.
His bond is listed as $50,000 for each of the charges.