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RALEIGH NC Jan 12 2012 – A local man who looks like Santa Claus, and often plays him, has been arrested on child pornography charges.

Police say 70-year-old John Peters, of Cary, is charged with first degree sexual exploitation of a minor, solicitation by computer and disseminating obscene material to a minor under 16.

The charges stem from incidents earlier this month up until Wednesday.

Court documents show Peters allegedly set up a meeting with a minor at the McDonald’s restaurant on U.S. Highway 64 in Apex Wednesday. That’s where he was arrested around noon by undercover police.

A website devoted to local Santas indicated that Peters often performed as Santa during home and corporate visits. He even drives a Mazda Miata with the personalized license plate of “SANTACAR.”

He’s currently being held on a $1 million bond. He’s been ordered to have no contact with children if he is released on bond.

Source: WTVD

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