Church officers said he began locking his office any time he left, even to go to the bathroom.

GRANITE FALLS, N.C. (WBTV) - A Granite Falls pastor accused of having child sexual abuse materials has now been federally charged.

Ashley James Crouse was arrested November 3, 2023 following an investigation based off a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The tip first came in April 2023 from the cloud storage service Dropbox, which reported one of its users possessed child pornography.