Brandon Newcomer, 26, is charged with eight counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gaston County Police say a cybertip led them to arrest a Mount Holly man on Friday on child sexual exploitation charges.
The department said the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation began looking into a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force earlier in May. The SBI worked with police to search the residence of 26-year-old Brandon Newcomer, seizing several electronic devices in the process.
Newcomer is now charged with eight counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He’s being held in the Gaston County jail under a $250,000 secured bond.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call Detective Rheinson at (704) 866-3320 or CrimeStoppers at (704) 861-8000.
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