A 25-year-old Clinton man remains locked away today in the Sampson County Detention Center, facing 160 second-degree sex exploitation of a minor charges, all stemming from pornography he reportedly received or distributed.

Adam Matthew Lupper, 25, of 264 Jerry Hudson Lane, Clinton, was taken into custody earlier this week following a probe by the Internet Crimes Against Children division. He is jailed under a $285,000 bond.

Contacted Thursday, Sampson County Sheriff’s Capt. Marcus Smith said investigators from ICAC received information regarding possible child pornography being received and/or distributed by Lupper. Further investigation, he noted, led investigators to take out a search warrant which, when executed, identified over 160 child sexual images.

Lupper, a registered sex offen

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