REIDSVILLE, NC — A 25-year-old North Carolina man is facing multiple felony charges after deputies found a missing underage girl from Iowa at a residence in Reidsville on Sunday.
According to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began when the Fairfield Police Department in Iowa notified deputies about a juvenile reported missing from their jurisdiction. Iowa authorities had determined that the girl had been in communication with a man who reportedly picked her up and brought her across state lines to North Carolina.
Acting on the tip, deputies checked a home in the 800 block of Willow Street in Reidsville, where they located both the missing girl and the man, identified as John Michael Johnson, age 25.
Charged with Felony Sexual Exploitation and Solicitation
Following her recovery, investigators with the sheriff’s office and the Rockingham County Department of Social Services launched a criminal investigation. Johnson was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and felony solicitation by computer…