ASHEVILLE, N.C. —

A man has been arrested as part of a child human trafficking and rape investigation, according to the Asheville Police Department.

Detectives said the sexual assault of a juvenile was reported on the morning of Oct. 8.

An investigation was conducted in conjunction with the FBI and with the assistance of Mission Hospital’s Child Advocacy Center and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Buncombe County Detention Center

Following the investigation, Shayrone Renard Thompson, 40, with felony human trafficking child victim, statutory rape of a child, and other related charges on Nov. 4

Thompson was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Center under no bond.

The investigation is ongoing, and more charges may be forthcoming.

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