WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A registered sex offender who was previously sentenced to probation on sexual battery charges has been jailed in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl.

The Wilmington Star-News reports (http://bit.ly/1VIIT0Q) 24-year-old Ceasar Ramere Bozeman was arrested Wednesday on three counts of second-degree rape, three counts of kidnapping and three counts of statutory rape of a child.

According to New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office arrest warrants, on Aug. 1, Nov. 14 and Dec. 28 Bozeman restrained the girl and raped her.

State Department of Correction records show Bozeman was convicted in 2014 of two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery. He was given a suspended jail sentence and 60 months of probation. As a result of the sexual battery convictions, Bozeman was required to register as a sex offender for up to 30 years.

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Information from: The StarNews, http://starnewsonline.com