A North Carolina gay couple was arrested after police received tips about possible child sexual abuse material possession, according to the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said numerous reports from the Internet Crimes Against Children database in March led them to believe the two men were in possession of such materials.
The arrest warrants indicate there are at least two victims from September.
Police conducted a search warrant at the Linda Baucom Lane home of the couple, identified as 39-year-old Joshua Lee Gilliam and 39-year-old Ronald Wayne Lynch Jr., seizing numerous digital devices.
Both men were charged with first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor based on evidence found on those devices. Lynch faces an additional charge of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, while Gilliam faces charges of first-degree statutory sexual offense and indecent liberties with a minor.
