MATTHEWS, N.C. – Matthews Police have made an arrest in a child sexual abuse materials investigation. On January 14, 2025, police say they got a tip through the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) database. Matthews Detectives say they immediately opened an investigation and identified Jean Paul Vaca-Lopez of Matthews as the suspect.
Detectives executed a search warrant at Vaca-Lopez’s home on January 23rd. After collecting evidence and presenting their finding to a magistrate, Vaca-Lopez was charged with nine counts of felony second degree exploitation of a minor. He was arrested and booked into the Mecklenburg County Jail on February 6th. He bonded out the same day.
Matthews Police Department worked with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Computer Crimes Unit in this case.
