Mooresville Man Accused Of Sex Exploitation Of A Minor

MOORESVILLE, NC — A 21-year-old Mooresville man was charged with 10 counts of felony third degree sexual exploitation of a minor following a tip that he was in possession of child pornography, according to the Iredell County Sheriff's Office.

According to Sheriff Darren Campbell, authorities received a tip last month from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that Cody Allen Wright, 21, of 185 Little Creek Road in Mooresville was possibly in possession of the materials.

The information was passed on to a sheriff's office detective in the Special Victim's Unit, who verified the information and interviewed witnesses, then obtained several search warrants. "After receiving, and executing the search warrants additional evidence was obtained," ICSO said.

After reviewing the evidence, investigators obtained arrest warrants for Wright for 10 counts of felony third degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Wright was arrested on June 17, and was taken to the Iredell County Detention Center where he was served with the warrants. He was issued a $150,000 secured bond on these charges, the sheriff's office said.