Friday, October 23, 2026

Leland man arrested for sex crimes with a child

18-year-old Jonathan Lee Perez

BRUNSWICK COUNTY — According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, a Leland man was arrested Wednesday for sex crimes with a child.

Jonathan Lee Perez, 18, was arrested and charged with felony statutory rape of a child 15 years old or younger and felony statutory sex offense with a child 15 years old or younger.

Perez was booked into the Brunswick County Detention Facility where he remains under a $75,000 bond.


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