A Pitt County man was charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after he was found to possess visual representations of juvenile porn.
A news release from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said that on March 13 the agency received a tip that “child sexual abuse material” had been in possession of a county resident. Michael James Vann-Torres, 34, of 119 Linberg Lane, Bethel, was identified as a suspect.
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