Man Charged with Child Sex Crimes by Asheville Police

Asheville -- May 31, 2022: Last Wednesday, APD Detectives from the Family Justice Center charged a man who had an open warrant for a sex offence involving a minor.

Corey M. Castaneda of Hendersonville was arrested and lodged into the Buncombe County Detention Facility on Friday, May 27 about 5:00 p.m. for Indecent Liberties with a Minor. He was released on a $60,000 secured bond on Saturday.

If you have information about sex crimes against juveniles, you are encouraged to contact APD at (828) 252-1110. Or you send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search "Asheville PD" in your app store) or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.

Editor's Note:* A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.