GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A deputy is fired from the Guilford County Sheriff's Office after he was arrested for the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.
The North Carolina SBI investigated allegations against former deputy Steven Surratt.
Surratt was arrested last month on eight counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
Investigators said all the crimes happened in Davidson County last December.
Third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor is defined as possessing material that contains a minor engaging in sexual activity.
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