A Newport woman is accused of engaging in a sex offense with a 15-year-old.
Michelle Yvonne Currie, 43, of East Branch Drive, was charged Thursday by the Carteret County Sheriff's Office with one count of statutory rape.
Newport is accused of engaging in a sex offense with a 15 year old boy known to her, according to CCSO.
Currie was placed in the Carteret county Jail under a $150,000.00 bond. She is scheduled for her first court appearance today.