Man Charged with 3rd Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Robert Bove

Robert Bove, 53, was arrested Friday and charged with 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. According to the police search warrant, investigators seized Bove's computer, several CD's, a camera and other equipment from Bove's home, located near the Ballantyne area.

According to the Sturgeon Bay Police Department, the undercover investigation began in September of 2010.  Sgt. Greg Zager of the Sturgeon Bay Police Department began an undercover investigation involving Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC).

During this investigation Sgt. Zager spoke in an online parenting chat room with a 53 year old North Carolina man identified as Robert Bove. During the course of this investigation Bove sent photos and digital images of very young children to Sgt. Zager, most or all kids in various stages of undress.  Bove signed on to a Yahoo chat room using the name "luvsyourlittlegirl."