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Money was the motivation, according to the authorities, who charged Harry Irvine Burdick Jr. with two counts of felony bigamy. There may be other victims, they said.
A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with being married to at least three women at the same time, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office said, adding that there may be more victims.
Authorities began investigating Harry Irvine Burdick Jr., who is in his 60s, on suspicion of bigamy after a report that was filed in April led to the discovery that he had three marriage licenses with three women, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Aug. 28. He was charged Aug. 22 on two counts of felony bigamy.
“Financial motivation and personal gain were the motives” for the marriages, the sheriff’s office said in the release.
The marriages took place in three counties in North Carolina — Lincoln, Davidson and Guilford — the sheriff’s office said. Authorities said they had been unable to find records indicating that Burdick had divorced his first wife before he married the two other women.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately return a phone message requesting additional comment Tuesday evening.
After his arrest, Burdick was released on a written promise to appear in court Sept. 22, authorities said. Efforts to reach him and his wives for comment Tuesday evening were unsuccessful. It was unclear whether Burdick had a lawyer.
The sheriff’s office said there could be more victims, and it wants to hear from them.
“If you or someone you know has been legally married without a divorce to Mr. Burdick,” contact the sheriff’s office, authorities said.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
