CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A former officer with the Mooresville Police Department has been indicted by a grand jury for more sex crimes involving children.

Matthew Edward Beebe, 37, of Sherrills Ford, was fired after his arrest on Aug. 2 for four counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Detectives found child sexual abuse material on Beebe’s phone, according to the Mooresville police chief.