Mebane man charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of minor
In November 2024, members of the ITF began an investigation related to a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in which Raymond Vincent Wargo, Jr., 58, of Mebane, was identified as a suspect.
Wargo, Jr. was arrested on Friday and charged with ten counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
He was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and issued a $300,000 secured bond.
He will appear in court on Monday.
The Invictus Task Force is 'a joint effort of Randolph, Alamance, Davidson, and Forsyth Counties, the State Bureau of Investigation, and Homeland Security in the fight against internet crimes against children (ICAC), sexual abuse, trafficking and the exploitation of children using a collaboration of resources as a force multiplier.'
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