Duplin County man Robert Phillip Taylor arrested for sexually assaulting his 3-year-old daughter.
A North Carolina man is behind bars — grinning ear to ear in his mugshot — after allegedly sexually assaulting his 3-year-old daughter, according to the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say 28-year-old Robert Phillip Taylor, of Magnolia, was arrested after detectives received a chilling call from New Hanover County Department of Social Services on October 1. The agency reported that a 3-year-old girl disclosed her father had sexually assaulted her in Duplin County.
Following the disturbing report, detectives with the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation and executed a search warrant in the Magnolia area on October 7. Taylor was taken into custody without incident.
Deputies say Taylor faces multiple felony charges, including:
- Felony statutory sex offense with a child by an adult
- Felony indecent liberties with a child
- Felony first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor
DUPLIN COUNTY MAN ARRESTED
Sheriff  Stratton praised his investigators for their quick work in getting Taylor off the streets, saying he’s “proud of the hardworking men and women of this office for removing this sexual predator from the streets of Duplin County.”
Taylor is being held in the Duplin County Jail with no bond.
