Former ISU student accused of uploading child sexual exploitation material to social media

Randolph County man accused of uploading sexual exploitation material, warrants say

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation after a cyber tip, officials say. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, the Invictus Task Force began investigating a tip in December 2024 that led them to identify John Ellis Newman Jr., 40, of Franklinville, as a suspect. They executed a search warrant on Wednesday and took Newman into custody, charging him with ten counts of second-d…

Former ISU student accused of uploading child sexual exploitation material to social media

Court documents show this isn't the first time the Kansas man has faced these charges.

Kansas man (former ISU student) arrested by ISU Police in a Child Exploitation case

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Police have made an arrest in a child sexual exploitation case. In a press release this (Tuesday) afternoon, authorities said that in February 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) notified law enforcement of an individual suspected of uploading child sexual exploitation material to social media accounts. The suspect was identified as an ISU student (now former student). Iowa Stat…