KPD: Man charged with Indecent Liberties with a Child and Sexual Battery

On January 31, 2024, Officers from the Kinston Police Department responded to The Red Carpet Inn (208 E New Bern Road, Kinston) in reference to a welfare check.  Officers were advised that children living at the address were being neglected and possibly sexually abused.

Kinston Police Department’s Investigators conducted an investigation and on March 8, 2024, they obtained warrants on 60-year-old Timothy Spencer of Greenville, South Carolina for Indecent Liberties with a Child and Sexual Battery.

On March 20, 2024, The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office (South Carolina) arrested Timothy Spencer for the warrants.  Timothy Spencer was extradited back to Kinston and was placed in the Lenoir County Jail under a secured bond.  

The Kinston Police Department makes it a priority to investigate all crimes perpetrated in our city. We will investigate such cases without compromise for crime and continue to seek assistance from the community we proudly serve.  If anyone has information about this incident, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020, Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444, or through the Tip411 App that is available on both Apple and Android devices.  Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.