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Burke County Man Charged With Child-Exploitation

November 5, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Frank Wayne Campbell

On October 6, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office received a cyber-tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. An investigation was conducted that led to a search warrant of 66-year-old Frank Wayne Campbell’s residence in Morganton. At the conclusion of the search warrant, Campbell was arrested without incident and charged with 2 counts of Second Degree Exploitation of a Minor. Campbell was taken to the Burke County Magistrate, where he received a $250,000 secured bond

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