NEWTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Hickory-based comedian Jon Reep was indicted Friday on several charges related to possession of child pornography.

Catawba County jail records show the 53-year-old Reep was arrested following an investigation by Hickory Police on one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The Hickory Police Department says in April, officers received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that concerned child sexual-abuse material. During the initial investigation, the account associated with the tip belonged to Reep.

A search warrant was executed at the location linked to the IP address, and police say that electronic devices were seized and digital forensic analysis of these devices and other online communications were completed.