Man displaced by hurricane accused of rape in Southern Pines
SOUTHERN PINES — A Brunswick County man who was displaced by Hurricane Florence is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her Southern Pines residence.Freeman Scott Ireland, 37, of Winnabow, was charged Tuesday with second-degree forcible rape.The alleged assault happened about 11 p.m. Monday, according to the Southern Pines Police Department.The victim, who was an acquaintance of Ireland’s, said he assaulted her while she was sleeping, police said. […]
