NEWTON, N.C. (WHKY) – 43-year-old Nou Lee, who is listed as a homeless person from Newton, was arrested today (September 11) by Hickory Police Officers. He’s charged with felony failure to register as a sex offender. Lee is a sex offender as a result of a conviction in June, 2022 in Catawba County for third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Lee was jailed in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $75,000 bond. A September 14 District Court date was scheduled.