(DC Pundit) – A North Carolina State University employee has found himself facing what can only be described as some truly sickening crimes.
Jonathan Bell, a project manager at the esteemed institution, was charged by Cary Police with not one, not two, but a whopping 22 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Eight of these are first-degree charges.
Now, if you’re wondering just how deep this rabbit hole of depravity goes, brace yourself. According to warrants, some of the images and pictures in Bell’s possession featured a child as young as 2 years old. Yes, you read that right. Two. Years. Old.
During his court appearance on Thursday the prosecution revealed that this wasn’t Bell’s first rodeo. Apparently, Cary Police had received a tip last year from Google about an account potentially downloading child pornography.
“During the interview, he stated the Google accounts were his,” the prosecution said.
Jonathan Bell, an employee of @NCState, has been charged with multiple counts of felony child s*x crimes after allegedly obtaining child p*rn*graphy with kids as young as 2 years old
Bell was initially released on a $250,000 bond but was then given an additional $500,000 pic.twitter.com/OQl5dVz4W0
— Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) February 15, 2025
Bell was originally charged with one count of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor back in September and released on a $250,000 bond. Clearly, that slap on the wrist didn’t quite drive the message home.
His defense attorney, in a valiant attempt to polish this particular turd, claimed Bell has “gone way above and beyond anything they’ve asked him to do.”
As it stands, Bell is looking at a potential maximum sentence of 231 months – that’s just over 19 years for those of us who can’t be bothered with math. It’s a timeframe that’s sure to give Bell plenty of opportunity to reflect on his life choices and perhaps take up a new, less felonious hobby. Needlepoint, anyone?
One thing’s for certain: Jonathan Bell’s next project won’t be managing anything more complex than his commissary account. And that, dear readers, is a project we can all get behind.
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