Sharpsburg man arrested, charged with downloading child sexual abuse material

A man is in jail on Wednesday night after Nash County deputies accused him of sexually exploiting children.

According to the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Tray Jenkins and charged him with multiple counts of sexual exploitation, including sexual exploitation of a minor. The sheriff’s office said Jenkins utilized online software to obtain videos of young children engaged in sexual activity.

Deputies also found a stolen firearm along with the videos while conducting a search warrant at his home.

Deputies arrested Jenkins in Sharpsburg and took him to the Nash County Detention Center, where he is under $100,000 secure bond.