A resident doctor at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is now facing indecent liberties and additional sexual exploitation charges in Alexander County.
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Richard Dean Jordan, 31, a Bethlehem resident, was initially arrested on April 4 on four counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to court documents.
Jordan is now facing one count of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of indecent liberties with a child. The additional charges are related to a 2-year-old victim and were issued on Friday, according to court documents.
First-degree exploitation is when a person employs or coerces a minor to engage in sexual activities for the purpose of a live performance or recording. Second-degree sexual exploitation is when a person records or distributes any visual representation of a minor engaged in sexual activity, according to North Carolina General Statute 14-190.16-17.
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On Tuesday, Jordan was also charged with seven counts of felony secret peeping in Iredell County.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine said Jordan was placed on administrative leave from his position at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following his initial arrest.
Jordan surrendered his license to practice medicine on April 10, according to the North Carolina Medical Board website. He received his license in December 2023.
What is Jordan accused of doing?
Court documents said a video found in a Google Drive searched by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office depicted a girl around the age of 5. Other videos showed a girl around the age of 10.
The charges filed on Friday accuse Jordan of doing a live performance with a 2-year-old female child.
A search warrant from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office said Jordan’s home along Isaac Creek Drive in Bethlehem was searched after the sheriff’s office received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program on March 7. The tip was about an image of an 8-year-old wearing a ballerina outfit with no underwear on. The IP address of the photo upload was linked back to Jordan’s home, according to the search warrant.
A second tip from Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program referenced a photo of a 10-year-old girl and a video of a 6-year-old girl uploaded on Jan. 11, according to the search warrant. The search warrant said all the images and videos were uploaded by the Google account rdeanjordan@gmail.com.
The search warrant said additional videos found on the Google account appear to be taken from a hidden camera inside a bathroom at Jordan’s home.
Jordan is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
If convicted of all six charges, Jordan could face a minimum of 11 years and seven months or a maximum of 37 years and nine months in prison, according to North Carolina general statutes.
