Elizabethton man charged with uploading child pornography

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WCYB) – An Elizabethton man accused of uploading child pornography has been indicted, according to the Carter County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives arrested 30-year-old Brandon Lee Napier of Lover’s Lane on Thursday and charged him with aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.

An investigator received two cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the uploading of child abuse material to a social media platform. The social media platform reported that 28 videos and 16 photos were uploaded showing prepubescent female children engaging in sexual acts. Investigators were able to determine the IP address used to post the videos and photos and identified Napier as a suspect.

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are pending.

Napier is currently being held at the Carter County Detention Center on a $75,000 bond.