Catawba County man accused of several counts of child exploitation: Sheriff

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Conover man faces over twenty counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, deputies say. The investigation into possible child-exploitation activity began as a cyber tip sent to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division. Investigators identified 55-year-old Jeremy Scott Arney as a suspect in the case. [...]