Hickory Man Jailed On Child-Sex Offenses

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Hickory man on Monday and charged him with child-related sex-offenses.

38-year old John Paul Sullivan is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and three-counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Sullivan is being held in the Catawba County Detention Center under a combined secured bond of $310,000. A first appearance in Catawba County District Court on Tuesday.

Photo: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office