RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. —

A North Carolina man is facing charges after deputies went to his home on a tip about child exploitation material and also found an indoor marijuana grow operation.

On Aug. 25, investigators with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, who are members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, received a cyber tip reporting child exploitation material. Latest Forecast

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Investigators traced the information to a home on Hampton Road in Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

On Aug. 29, a search warrant was obtained and executed at the home.

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

During the search, investigators said they found multiple electronic devices with more than 3,500 illegal images classified as

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