Pitt County man re-arrested for additional charges of child sexual abuse
An Internet Crimes Against Children case went to the Major Crimes Unit of the Pitt County Sheriff's Office on February 25. Agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation partnered with detectives to find the suspect.
James August Samuelson, 44 years old, was arrested on April 17, after detectives executed multiple search warrants. He was charged with fives counts each of 2nd and 3rd degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
The Pitt County Sheriff's Office received another Internet Crimes Against Children case involving Samuelson on May 8. Fifteen additional videos of child sexual abuse material were provided, prompting detectives to add charges. Fifteen counts each of 2nd and 3rd degree sexual exploitation of a minor were added.
Samuelson was arrest on these new charges on May 13. He was taken to the Pitt County Detention Center where he was given a new bond of !,200,000, taking his total bond charges to $1,700,000.
The investigation is ongoing.
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