A Buncombe County man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to incest and failure to register as a sex offender. The plea agreement includes consecutive prison terms and a lifetime no-contact order with the victim.
Troy Daniel Pipkin, 58, pleaded guilty on March 16 in Buncombe County Superior Court to incest involving a disabled adult victim and seven counts of felony failure to register as a sex offender. The incident occurred around November 1, 2023, and resulted in the pregnancy of the victim.
Visiting Superior Court Judge Louis Trosch sentenced Pipkin to two consecutive active prison terms of 21 to 38 months each. Due to the nature of the convictions, Pipkin is required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
As a condition of the plea agreement, the court issued a permanent no-contact order prohibiting Pipkin from any contact with the victim for the rest of his life. According to the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office, while the victim did not wish to testify in court, the victim expressed satisfaction with the final plea agreement and the resulting sentences.
In addition to the active North Carolina sentence, Pipkin is also facing significant additional prison time in Florida.