ROCKINGHAM — A Cumberland County woman wanted on child physical and sexual abuse charges has been apprehended in Richmond County.
According to warrants taken out by the Spring Lake Police Department, 32-year-old Sara Jane Britton, of Spring Lake, allowed her husband to sexually abuse a child under the age of 10 while Britton was the guardian.
The alleged incident took place on Nov. 1, 2025 and caused the reported victim “serious mental injury.”
Court records do not appear to show that Britton’s husband has been served as of this writing.
Warrants were issued April 1 charging Britton with two counts each of negligent child abuse with serious bodily injury, felony child abuse by sexual act, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Britton was arrested April 8 and is being held in the Richmond County Jail on a combined $250,000 secured bond. She is scheduled to appear in court at the Cumberland County Detention Center on April 23.
Court records show Britton was cited for misdemeanor larceny in Cumberland County on March 22.
Britton appears to have no prior criminal convictions in North Carolina.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
