A Morganton man was arrested and charged with sex crimes on Friday.

Christopher Coolidge Bailey, 47, of Morganton, was charged with felony committing a sex act by a substitute parent and felony incest, according to a release from the Morganton Department of Public Safety.

The Morganton Department of Public Safety said officers were sent to a home on July 31 about an alleged sexual assault. Officers spoke with a juvenile victim who said she had been sexually assaulted by her adopted father, according to the release.

Investigators conducted several interviews and seized electronic evidence, the release said.

During the investigation it was determined that Bailey was the adopted father of the victim.

Bailey was arrested after an interview at at public safety headquarters, according to th

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