MEDIA RELEASE

 

 Angie Grube
Public Information Director
agrube@ncsbi.gov

 

Raleigh, NC – On Friday, August 7, 2020, special agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Computer Crimes Unit (CCU) arrested a teacher from Butner-Stem Middle School.  Bobby Scott Nealey, 50, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, has been charged with nine counts of 2^nd degree sexual exploitation of a minor.  Our investigation began after a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline.  It was reported to NCMEC via a social media site that a user had uploaded child sexual exploitation (CSE) material.  Nealey is a 6^th grade teacher and wrestling coach at Butner-Stem Middle School.  He was arrested on Friday, August 7, 2020, at approximately 6:00 p.m. at his residence.  After going before a magistrate, Nealey was issued a $400,000 secured bond for nine counts of 2^nd degree sexual exploitation of a minor and was taken to the Granville County Detention Center.

 

This is an ongoing investigation.  If you have any additional information, please contact the SBI at 919-662-4500.  No additional information is available at this time.