Wilkes Man Convicted Of Statutory Sex Offense With A Child

A Wilkes County man will serve a minimum of 14 years in prison after a guilty plea in court last week.

59 year old Alan Randolph Steele of the State Road Community confessed to six counts of first degree statutory sex offense with a child last week in Wilkes County Superior Court. The judge sentenced Steele to 14-22 years in prison.

Steele was arrested in December of 2017 by the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Department. The victim in the case was reported to a 10 year old male.