Mom and 25-year-old son accused of incest in North Carolina

Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Shaun Pfeiffer, 25, and Melissa Kitchens, 45
Shaun Pfeiffer, 25, and Melissa Kitchens, 45
Buncombe County Detention Facility

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina -- A mother and her son are both facing incest charges in North Carolina for allegedly engaging in sexual relations.

Deputies arrested 25-year-old Shaun Pfeiffer, charging him with incest and taking indecent liberties with a child, WLOS reports.

The incident involving the juvenile allegedly happened in August.

Melissa Kitchens, who is Pfeiffer's mother and 45 years old, was also charged with incest.

The Citizen-Times reports that Kitchens allegedly had sex with Pfeiffer in August.

They were both taken to the Buncombe County Detention Facility. He was placed under a $50,000 bond; she was held under a $30,000 bond.