In early December, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report regarding a juvenile victim alleging a known suspect had sexually assaulted her. The investigation identified 21-year-old Shamar Edwards of Goldsboro as the known suspect, and a warrant was obtained for Statutory Rape of a Child by a Person more than 4 but less than 6 years older than the child, Edwards turned himself in to the Goldsboro Police Department on Thursday. He was given a $50,000 secured bond and was placed into the Wayne County Detention Center.