Man, 60, accused of rape of teen girl over two-year period

A 60-year-old man surrendered Tuesday on charges from Raleigh police that he had a sexual relationship with a girl between April 2014 and last February, a time when she was 14 and 15 years old .

Karl Lafayette Johnson was charged with six counts of statutory rape and three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.

Arrest warrants cited the period from April 3, 2014, to Feb. 8, 2016.

Johnson was also held on a 1996 charge from New Jersey authorities for involvement with “dangerous drugs.”

Johnson was held on $250,000 bail on the sex charges and another $250,000 for the charge of being a fugitive.

He was slated for a Wednesday court appearance.

This story was originally published April 13, 2016 at 10:24 AM with the headline "Man, 60, accused of rape of teen girl over two-year period."