A 2007 "Last Comic Standing" winner has been arrested on sexual exploitation charges in Catawba County.

Jonathan David Reep, better known as Jon Reep, 53, of Hickory, is charged with nine counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. A Catawba County grand jury returned the indictments on Monday. Reep was booked in the Catawba County Detention Facility on Friday, according to court documents.

Reep was no longer listed on the Catawba County Who’s in Jail website as of 4:12 p.m. on Friday.

Search warrants and indictments

The indictments said police found photos and videos of prepubescent females, ages ranging from toddler to 13, being sexually assaulted, according to the documents.

On Jan. 25, the National Center for

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