GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Gaston County police arrested Alex West Pardo, 46, of Kings Mountain, Thursday after he was accused of having child sexual abuse material.
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Pardo was charged with three felony counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a child and three felony counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a child.
In 2021, the Charlotte Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation started an investigation into someone who was uploading and sharing videos on a peer-to-peer internet site.
Authorities identified Pardo as the suspect, and he was arrested.
He is in the Gaston County Gail under a $250,000 secured bond.
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