Invictus Task Force charges local man with sexual exploitation
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During the month of October 2024, the Invictus Task Force began investigating a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
As a result of the investigation, Steven Wayne Beasley was charged by the Task Force with (1) count of 2nd Degree Sexual Exploitation of a minor. He was arrested on November 8, 2024 and transported to the Davidson County Detention Center where the magistrate issued a $5,000 unsecured bond and set a first appearance in Davidson County District Court for November 12, 2024.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office.
The Invictus Task Force was formed when representatives of Lantern Rescue approached Sheriff Seabolt with the proposal of partnering with them to start a fusion center in Randolph County to proactively investigate child exploitation, solicitation, and trafficking. Sheriff Seabolt then reached out to the Sheriffs of Alamance, Davidson, and Forsyth counties, the State Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security, to initiate a partnership for the fusion center as a force multiplier and a collaboration of resources. By partnering with other Sheriffs’ offices, the SBI and Homeland Security Investigations, the fusion center task force will provide a full-scale forensic lab, staffed with a technician, analyst and administrative assistant to provide the administrative support and technological assistance to streamline investigations, allowing detectives to shift posture and lead proactive investigations focused on the trafficking and exploitation of children. The fusion center is referred to as The Invictus Project.
