A same-sex couple from North Carolina, Josh and Wayne Gilliam, who married in 2020, has been arrested on serious child sexual abuse charges involving minors.

A same-sex couple from North Carolina, Josh and Wayne Gilliam, who married in 2020, has been arrested on serious child sexual abuse charges involving minors.
Josh Gilliam faces charges including first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, first-degree statutory sexual offense, and indecent liberties with a child.

Wayne Gilliam is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The couple reportedly has five sons, with their youngest child acquired through surrogacy at a hospital that did not require background checks on the adoptive parents.
Authorities are continuing their investigation into the case
