On Sunday, January 15, 2023, Special Victim Unit Detectives (SVU) received information that an inmate instructed a co-defendant to contact a victim for the purpose of changing the victim’s statement. Jail Investigators reported that inmate, Robert David King, Jr., contacted co-defendant Christy Jeanine Danese on two occasions to have Ms. Danese coerce the victim.
Mr. King, Jr., and Ms. Danese are co-defendants on charges of Sexual Assault of a Child from an investigation which began September 15, 2022. Mr. King and Ms. Danese were arrested and booked into the Alamance County Jail on November 17, 2022. Ms. Danese, mother of the victim, was granted a pre-trial release on December 15, 2022.
As a result of the alleged coercion, Ms. Danese was arrested on January 13, 2023. Additional warrants have been served on Mr. King, Jr. for Obstructing Justice.
Both Mr. King, Jr. and Ms. Danese remain incarcerated.
Name: Robert David King, Jr. W/M/49
Address: Snow Camp, N.C.
Charges: 2cts: Felony Obstructing Justice
Bond: $500,000 secure (increased $200,000 from the previous $300,000)
Name: Christy Jeannine Danese W/F/44
Address: Snow Camp, N.C.
Charge: 1ct: Felony Obstructing Justice
Bond: $250,000 secure (increased $150,000 from the previous $100,000)
