During an investigation by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department, a former Boone Police officer was arrested and charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, 34-year-old Marvin Eric Tart of 113A West Virginia Street, Boone, was arrested on Friday. The S.B.I. charged Tart with six counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
Noel Talley of the North Carolina Department of Justice said the charges stemmed from child pornography possession.
Talley also explained the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department was involved because they are part of the North Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. The organization is headed up by the S.B.I., and according to Talley, they investigate online crimes against children, which includes solicitation of minors or child pornography.
The Boone Police reported that Tart resigned from the department on Thursday. Since Tart’s resignation, he receives no salary from the Town of Boone.
Although personnel regulations restricted him from making many comments regarding Tart, Boone Police Chief, Bill Post, said he requested assistance from the S.B.I. after learning about possible criminal activity in Boone. Post explained, “When we found there were potential criminal offenses that occurred in Boone, I requested the S.B.I. to come in and work that case.”
Tart had been a member of the Boone Police Department since 1999.
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