ASHEBORO NC – An Asheboro Man is in jail facing felony charges for possessing/producing child porn. According to a press release the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) received information that an individual by the name of Luis Armando Diaz-Otero was possessing/producing numerous child pornography files. Detectives initiated an investigation which found that Diaz-Otero is a registered sex offender as a result of an out-of-state conviction.
On January 28, 2021, Warrants for Arrest were issued for Luis Armando Diaz-Otero for nine counts of Felony Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and one count of Felony First Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Apprehension Team located Diaz-Otero at 1284 Corvette Dr. in Asheboro.
He was transported to Randolph County Detention Center where the magistrate set a secured bond at $350,000. A first appearance was set for January 29, 2021, in Randolph County District Court.