N.C. Dealer Hit With Third Sex Charge in Two Months
A used-car dealer was arrested this week for allegedly trading repairs on a Dodge Magnum for a sexual act. He was already facing charges stemming for two other incidents, including kidnapping and sexual battery.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A used-car dealer was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly traded repairs on a Dodge Magnum for a sexual act. It was the third time in two months that he is facing charges related to his interactions with customers, The News & Observer reports.
Thomas Jefferson Lynn, 63, is also facing charges stemming from incidents in 2010 and 2013. The charges related to the 2010 incident were second-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping and second-degree sexual offense. The dealer was also charged with sexual battery involving rubbing a woman’s body and filing a false police report after he reported a car stolen that he had sold.
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