MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — Authorities say a speech language pathologist in a North Carolina school system is charged with multiple counts of exploitation of a minor.
The Davie County Sheriff's Office says on its Facebook page that 48-year-old Jason Ernest Banks of Advance was arrested and charged on Wednesday with 10 counts of third-degree exploitation of a minor and 10 counts of second-degree exploitation of a minor.
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The sheriff's office said it received information in January that led to an investigation which is ongoing. No further details were available Thursday.
Banks is jailed on a $500,000 bond. It's not known if he has an attorney.
Sheriff J.D. Hartman wouldn't say if any of the children involved were Banks' students.
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