Alamance County man faces 19 felony charges in minor exploitation case

A report of possible first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor quickly expanded into 19 felony charges against Troy Lee Pore, 33, a Hillsborough man who was already being held at the Alamance County Detention Center and was denied bond.

The Invictus Task Force said it began investigating on May 18 after receiving the exploitation report. By May 22, investigators had charged Pore with eight counts of felony first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, seven counts of felony indecent liberties with a minor and four counts of felony distributing obscene material to a minor. He was served at the detention center, where he was already in custody on unrelated narcotics charges.

Court records tied to the sex-crime case show alleged offense dates from May 1 through May 17, suggesting investigators were looking at conduct spread across more than two weeks. Pore had been booked into the Alamance County Detention Center on March 11, 2026, on multiple drug-related charges before the new allegations were filed.

The case is a sharp example of how a single child-exploitation complaint can widen once investigators review phones, images, communications and other records. In Alamance County, the Invictus Task Force has repeatedly used cybertip-based investigations to develop multiple felony cases, including a November 2024 inquiry that led to 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and another case tied to a December 2025 cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Pore’s first court appearance on the new charges was scheduled for May 26 in Alamance County District Court. With bond denied and the investigation still active, the case remains a reminder for families across Alamance County that exploitation investigations can uncover broader criminal conduct long after the first report is made.