Ross accompanied the girl and her mother to the appointment, but allegedly tried to flee after they found out she was pregnant, Brewer said. At that time, Ross gets up and runs out of the doctor s office, Brewer said. Ross was later found and arrested near Castle Hayne.
Ross had dated the girl s mother for several years. The girl told law enforcement he sexually abused her, according to Brewer.
The Pender County Sheriff s Office initially responded to the scene, and notified the New Hanover County s Sheriff s Office because the family had recently moved to New Hanover County.
The charges Ross is facing in Pender County stem from allegations in the months leading up to July 2020, said James Rowell, the commander of the civil division of the Pender County Sheriff s Office.
New Hanover man jailed on $7M bond; accused of sexually assaulting, impregnating girl Cory Scott Ross (Source: NHCSO) By WECT Staff | March 3, 2021 at 11:14 AM EST - Updated March 3 at 1:23 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A New Hanover County man is in jail under a $7 million bond after deputies say he sexually assaulted and impregnated a 12-year-old girl last year.
Cory Scott Ross, 28, was arrested on Tuesday on numerous statutory rape and sex offense of a minor charges following his release from prison, jail records indicate.
A spokesperson for the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said detectives first received a report of the alleged sexual abuse on July 8, 2020, after the victim went to a doctor’s appointment and found out she was pregnant. A DNA test would later confirm Ross was the father, the spokesperson said.