A local man is officially off the streets after being convicted on multiple disturbing sex crimes against a child. On September 26, 2025, Dennis Jerel Sullivan, 41, of Fayetteville, was found guilty of repeatedly raping and abusing a child for nearly five years.
The case first fell into officials hands on March 30, 2024, when a juvenile victim showed up at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and revealed they had been sexually assaulted for several years by a man they knew.
Fayetteville Police’s Youth Services & Special Victim’s Unit jumped in immediately and launched a full investigation. The victim underwent a Sexual Assault Kit, which ultimately helped seal the case — DNA collected matched Sullivan.
Just a few months later, on June 7, 2024, Dennis Jerel Sullivan (then 40) was arrested and charged with Second-Degree Forcible Rape, Incest, and Sexual Battery.
The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office later took the case to the Grand Jury, and Sullivan was indicted on 13 more sex charges, all involving the same juvenile victim.
On September 22, 2025, Sullivan’s trial began. Four days later — on September 26 — the jury came back with a guilty verdict on the following charges:
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Statutory Rape of a Child aged 13, 14, & 15 (3 counts)
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Sex Offense with a Child aged 13, 14, & 15 (3 counts)
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Incest with a Child (3 counts)
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Incest (1 count)
Superior Court Judge R. Hicks threw the book at Sullivan, sentencing him to a 150 to 210 years in prison.
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They oughta k*LL his nasty a** in prison