GASTON CO., N.C. – Gaston County Police have arrested a man accused of sex crimes involving children. Investigators say 28-year-old Davis Travis Benton of Dallas was arrested on January 8th. Benton is charged with five counts of Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and five counts of Third Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. The investigation focused on the downloading and sharing of digital images. Benton is currently being held in the Gaston County Jail with no bond, and he is awaiting his first appearance. Gaston County Police investigators worked with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. All of the listed agencies are members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call Detective R. Smith at 704-866-3320 or CrimeStoppers at 704-861-8000.