MATTHEWS, N.C. — The Matthews Police Department arrested Jean Paul Vaca-Lopez on Thursday after an investigation into the distribution of child sexual abuse material.
The investigation began on Jan. 14 when Matthews Police received a tip through the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) database. Detectives identified Vaca-Lopez as the suspect and obtained a search warrant from the Mecklenburg County Magistrate’s Office. The North Carolina Bureau of Investigation assisted in executing the search warrant on Jan. 23.
Following the investigation, Vaca-Lopez was charged with nine counts of Felony Second Degree Exploitation of a Minor. He was taken to the Mecklenburg County Jail but has since been released.
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