Mooresville Man Charged With 18 Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

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MOORESVILLE, NC – On Friday, December 22, 2023, the Mooresville Police

Department (MPD) received information from the National Center for Missing and

Exploited Children concerning an individual in Mooresville possibly being involved with

the possession and distribution of child pornography. Based on the information, MPD

Detectives, who are also members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force,

began an immediate investigation.

As part of the investigation, a search warrant was executed early on the morning of

Saturday, December 23, 2023, at a residence located on Butler Drive. Numerous

electronic devices were seized, and MPD Detectives conducted forensic examinations of

the suspect’s electronic devices, which revealed evidence of his possession and

distribution of child pornography.

As a result of the investigation, Jonathan Neubauer-Rivera, 34 years-old, of Mooresville,

was charged with five counts of (F) Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and

13 counts of (F) Third-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a minor.

On February 21, 2024, Neubauer-Rivera turned himself in at the Mecklenburg County

Sheriff’s Office in Charlotte and placed in the custody of the Mecklenburg County

Detention Center under a $100,000 secured bond.

Mooresville Police Department would like to thank the National Center for Missing and

Exploited Children and the NCSBI for their assistance in this case.

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