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<b>ZEBULON, N.C.</b> — An 18-year-old Zebulon man is accused sexually abusing two mentally disabled teenage girls.

Saddam Abdul-Galil Algumai, of 310 N. Gill St., was charged Thursday with two counts of second-degree sexual offense and one count of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

Arrest warrants state that Algumai took nude pictures of a 15-year-old girl who is mentally incapacitated and engaged in sexual behavior with a 17-year-old mentally disabled girl.

He was being held in the Wake County jail under a $250,000 bond. His first court appearance was set for Friday.

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