FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A man was arrested in connection to a sexual assault that occurred over two decades ago in Fayetteville, police said.

According to the Fayetteville Police Department, a report was filed in January 2023 for a past sexual assault that happened during the timeframe of 1991-92.

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Michael Peter Weis was charged in connection to this sexual assault, police said. He was a volunteer acolyte at a local church during the time of the incident, according to Fayetteville police.

Weis is facing the following charges:

  • Taking indecent liberties with a child
  • Crimes against nature
  • Dissemination of obscene material to a minor

Anyone with information concerning a sexual assault case is asked to contact the Fayetteville Police Department’s Special Victims Unit at (910)433-1851 or Crime Stoppers at (910) 483-8477.