Morganton Man Facing Child-Sex Charges

A Burke County man has been charged with two child sex offenses dating back to the 1990s. Investigators say they spent 17 months tracking down leads in three different states. 

Rodney Shawn Lane, 50, of Morganton, was charged Monday afternoon with two counts of first-degree sex offense with a child.

The Morganton Department of Public Safety said in a news release it first received a report in February 2022 that Lane sexually abused a male juvenile. MDPS investigators have conducted more than a dozen interviews and traveled to three different states, and also located a second victim who said they were sexually abused by Lane,

A first-degree sex offense is a Class B1 felony in North Carolina. Lane would face at least 25 years in prison if convicted, according to North Carolina General Statute.

Lane is being held in the Burke County Detention Center under a secured bond of $200,000. He is schedule to make a court appearance today in Morganton.

Photo: Morganton Dept. of Public Safety