Carter Co. man facing child sex charges after K9 helps find storage devices

Carter Co. man facing child sex charges after K9 helps find storage devices

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Stoney Creek man was arrested Thursday after he was allegedly found possessing child sex abuse materials. The Carter County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release that Jay Ruiz, 21, was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after a search warrant was executed at his home. The search [...]

Stoney Creek man charged in child pornography investigation

A Stoney Creek man has been charged following a child pornography investigation conducted by the Carter County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators arrested Jay Ruiz, 21, of Price Road in the Stoney Creek community, on Thursday and charged him with sexual exploitation of a minor. According to the sheriff’s office, the charges stem from an investigation that began Jan. 12 after investigators received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing an…

Carter County man charged in cyber child sex case

The Carter County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a child sex case. Jay Ruiz, 21, was arrested and charged with one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after officials at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cyber tip about a child sex abuse video clip being uploaded to a social media site. The report said officers searched Ruiz’s home in Stoney Creek and seized several electronic devices that …