YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – A Burnsville man is behind bars on child exploitation charges.
The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation was launched on July 1 after a cyber tip was received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
This tip led to the arrest of 46-year-old Jerry Tindal.
Tindal was charged with 15 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor…