- Comedian Jon Reep was arrested on 10 charges of sexual exploitation of a minor on Friday.
- The Hickory Police Department in North Carolina opened an investigation into Reep in April.
- After reviewing the HPD’s case, a grand jury indicted Reep on Tuesday.
Comedian Jon Reep has been arrested on 10 charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Reep was charged with one count of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor and nine counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The Hickory Police Department in North Carolina announced the comedian’s arrest in a statement on Facebook on Friday.
Representatives for Reep did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly‘s request for comment.
Reep was scheduled to perform a stand-up show in Goldsboro, N.C., on Friday night, according to his social media.
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The HPD revealed that in April the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children submitted an Internet Crimes Against Children cyber tip that reported “child sex abuse material.” The police department alleged that its initial investigation found that Reep held the account in question.
That initial investigation led the HPD to obtain a search warrant to seize electronic devices from the property associated with the IP address of the cyber tip, and the department investigated online communications.
The Grand Jury of Catawba County reviewed the case on Tuesday and issued a true bill indictment that charged Reep with the aforementioned 10 counts.
The HPD arrested Reep on Friday and he was transported to the Catawba County Detention Facility. Reep then posted a $260,000 bond and has been released, a representative for the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to EW on Saturday.
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Reep is best known for saying “That thing got a Hemi?” in a series of Dodge commercials from the mid-2000s. In 2007, he won season 5 of NBC’s stand-up competition series Last Comic Standing, beating out the likes of Amy Schumer, Doug Benson, and Lavell Crawford. That same year, he appeared on an episode of MADtv.
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The comedian also played Gerald Bob, a police officer, on the sitcom Rodney. He made his film debut as Raymus in 2008’s Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. Reep later appeared in episodes of Good Luck Charlie, Eastbound & Down, Black-ish, and Jane the Virgin. His most recent TV appearance was in a 2024 episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
