Leland man arrested for indecent exposure to child in Pender County

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (AP) — A Leland man was arrested and charged with indecent conduct with a child, the Pender County Sheriff's Office said.

Ruben Alvarado Rodriguez, 38, was arrested on August 21 by investigators from the Pender County Sheriff's Special Victims Unit in cooperation with Brunswick County Sheriff's officers. Rodriguez is charged with one count of indecent abuse of a child.

Following his arrest, Rodriguez was held on $25,000 bail and his first court appearance was scheduled for the same day in Pender County District Court.

The Sheriff's Office asks that you call 910-259-1437 if you have any information about Rodriguez's involvement in similar crimes.