In February 2025, members of the Invictus Task Force initiated an investigation related to a Cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. During the course of the investigation, Earl David Rivers was identified as a suspect.
On May 2, 2025, a search warrant was executed by members of the Invictus Task Force, and as a result, Earl David Rivers was taken into custody and charged with six (6) counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Rivers was transported to the Randolph County Detention Center, where the magistrate issued a $350,000 secured bond and set a first appearance in Randolph County District Court for May 5, 2025. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Invictus Task Force representatives.
Name of Defendant:
Earl David Rivers
of Archdale
Age: 50
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The Invictus Task Force is a joint effort of Randolph, Alamance, Davidson, and Forsyth Counties, the State Bureau of Investigation, and Homeland Security in the fight against internet crimes against children (ICAC), sexual abuse, trafficking and the exploitation of children using a collaboration of resources as a force multiplier.
www.theinvictusproject.org
IF YOU BELIEVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY BE A VICTIM OF CHILD EXPLOITATION OR TRAFFICKING, Call the national hotline for 24/7 assistance. 1-888-373-7888 or text "HELP" to 233733
