NC county elections board member arrested on child sex charges

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — Law enforcement agents in North Carolina have arrested a county elections board member on child sex charges.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said in a news release on Thursday that 63-year-old Harold Lester Mabe, a member of the Stokes County Board of Elections, was arrested at his home on Wednesday and charged with 12 counts of statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult.

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The SBI said an investigation was begun last week at the request of the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office. No other details were available.

Mabe was issued a $1 million secured bond after going before a magistrate in Stokes County.