HICKORY, N.C. – A 30-year-old Hickory man has been sentenced to six to 23 years in prison for three counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
The offenses ranged from November 1, 2023 to April 20, 2024 involving Shawn Fox and a 13-year-old victim. A predatory watchdog organization turned over text messages, videos and images to the Sheriff’s Office where an investigation was conducted.
Shawn Fox
Images of child pornography involving victims ages one, three and 13 years were found on Fox’s phone, after he gave consent to investigators to search through it.
Fox is a previously registered sex offender from a felony sex conviction in Caswell County and was released from prison in January 2023.
