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Rape Charged Filed Against Wilkes County Man

January 25, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Kenneth Ray Pardue

A Wilkes County man has been charged in connection with alleged sexual offenses including rape.

The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Department arrested 62-year old Kenneth Ray Pardue of Millers Creek last week. He’s been was charged with two counts of second-degree forcible sexual offense and one count of second-degree forcible rape.
 
Pardue is being held in the Wilkes County Jail with a secured bond of $500,000. 

Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office

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