Former Mooresville Officer Facing More Child-Sex Related Charges

37-year-old Matthew Edward Beebe of Sherrills Ford was arrested Thursday, September 28th by Mooresville Police and charged with two felony counts each of statutory sex offense with a child by an adult and indecent liberties with a child. Beebe was initially arrested on August 2nd and charged with four felony counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The former Mooresville Police Officer was arrested and terminated after MPD investigators reportedly found child pornography on his personal cell phone in early August. He had been free on a $60,000 bond following his arrest on August 2.

Mooresville Police began investigating Beebe after receiving a complaint that he had engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor. The crimes had been committed for three or four years according to a statement from Mooresville P.D.

Investigators allegedly found sexually explicit images of minors on Beebe’s cell phone after obtaining a search warrant as part of the initial investigation. He was terminated on the same day he was arrested. Thursday’s arrest is the result of an ongoing investigation being conducted by Mooresville Police and the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.

Beebe was an eleven year veteran who worked in the patrol division. He was suspended on July 28. He was notified August 2 that he had been terminated. As of earlier today (October 2), Beebe was being held in the Iredell County Detention Center under $500,000 bond. A Superior Court date is scheduled for October 23.

Story: Rob Eastwood-WHKY