CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A former worker at two prisons in the area is now locked up in jail after being accused of committing sex crimes against a child.
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Sheriff’s deputies in Catawba County say Calvin Acuff III faces several charges, including first-degree exploitation of a minor and indecent liberties with a child.
Deputies say they seized Acuff’s cellphone after he was charged with the dissemination of obscene material to a minor under the age of 13.
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State records show that Acuff worked at prisons in both Burke and McDowell counties before resigning last week.
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