In November 2024, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Invictus Task Force began working on an investigation related to a Cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Throughout this investigation, James Anderson Mauney, a resident of Randolph County, North Carolina, was identified as a suspect.
On January 10, 2025, the Invictus Task Force executed a search warrant and as a result, Mauney was taken into custody and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center where the magistrate found probable cause for ten (10) counts of 1st Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor and ten (10) counts of 2nd Degree Exploitation of Minor. He was issued a $350,000 secured bond and a first appearance was set in Randolph County District Court for January 13, 2025. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Invictus Task Force representatives.
Name of Defendant:
James Anderson Mauney
Age: 43
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The Invictus Task Force is a joint effort of Randolph, Alamance, Davidson, and Forsyth Counties, the State Bureau of Investigation, and Homeland Security in the fight against internet crimes against children (ICAC), sexual abuse, trafficking and the exploitation of children using a collaboration of resources as a force multiplier.
www.theinvictusproject.org
IF YOU BELIEVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY BE A VICTIM OF CHILD EXPLOITATION OR TRAFFICKING, call the national hotline for 24/7 assistance. 1-888-373-7888 or text "HELP" to 233733
