Rowland man arrested in child exploitation joint operation investigation

ROWLAND — A Rowland man is in custody on child exploiting charges following a collaborative investigation by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Cory Williams, 33, of Rowland was arrested and charged with five counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and five counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to information obtained by the Robesonian from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.

Williams is in custody at the Robeson County Detention Center under a $1 million secured bond — a bond backed by an asset, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation originated from CyberTips submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Ch