28-year-old Janson Robert Pope of Mooresville was arrested Thursday (February 9) by Mooresville Police Officers. He’s charged with 13 felony counts apiece of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The Mooresville Police Department recently received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning an individual in Mooresville possibly being involved with child pornography. Based on the information, Detectives and other members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an investigation.

On Thursday, Detectives searched the suspect’s apartment on East Statesville Avenue. During the search, detectives seized numerous pieces of evidence that allegedly linked the suspect to possessing and distributing child pornography. The investigation is ongoing, and further examination of evidence seized may lead to additional charges being filed against the suspect.

Janson Robert Pope was arrested and charged then placed in the Iredell County Detention Center under a $360,000 secured bond. He remained in jail as of earlier today (February 10). A District Court date was scheduled today.

The Mooresville Police Department thanked the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation for their assistance in this case.