Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Investigation Leads to Arrest - Wector
Published on January 27, 2026
Roberto E. Bryan Jr.
Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Sgt. A. Caldwell, Public Information Officer
Date: January 27, 2026 Phone: (910) 433-1487 OCA:
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Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Investigation Leads to Arrest
(Fayetteville, NC) – Fayetteville Police received reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a subject distributing and possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material, also known as Child Pornography, in Fayetteville, N.C.
With the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, the Fayetteville Police Department's Cyber Forensic Investigations (Cy-Fi) Unit identified the offender as Emanuel Jarret Wactor (Black male, 24 years of age) of Fayetteville, N.C. Detectives obtained arrest warrants for Wactor for 35 counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and 35 Counts of Third-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
On January 27, 2026, at approximately 6:22 a.m., members of the Fayetteville Police Department's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) apprehended Wactor along the 5000 block of Watauga Road without incident.
Emanuel Wactor was arrested and charged with 35 counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and 35 Counts of Third-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Wactor is currently being held at the Cumberland Detention Center under a $800,000.00 secured bond.
To report suspicious or illegal online activity involving minors, contact local law enforcement or submit a report through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Cybertip line at
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