POLK COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports a man is facing rape and incest charges after a kidnapping investigation in August.

Deputies said they responded to a kidnapping call on Wolverine Trail in Mill Spring on Aug. 23. The suspect and victim were located within five minutes.

Jacob Earl Norwood, 40, was initially charged with indecent liberties with a child and issued a $20,000 bond. He was also charged with felony statutory rape of a child under the age of 15 and issued a new bond set at one million dollars on Aug. 25, deputies said.

He was transferred from the Polk County Detention Center to the Henderson County Detention Center at that time, according to deputies.

Deputies report another victim was identified as the investigation continued, leadin

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