Calabash man accused of using ‘Kik’ to distribute child porn

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Calabash man is accused of using an app to receive and send sexually explicit photos and videos of minors.

According to arrest warrants, Benjamin Lindsey, 19, used “Kik”, a messenger app, to distribute the images. The unknown children are between the ages of 7 and 12. The photos show them engaged in sexual activity.

Warrants also state Lindsey sent images of a child between the ages of 10 and 12 having sexual intercourse with an unidentified adult male to unknown Google users.

Lindsey was arrested on Thursday. He is charged with the following:

• Two countys of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor
• Two counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor

The date of the alleged crimes happened between March 1 and August 24 of this year.

Lindsey is in jail under a $500,000 bond.