South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson

Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joshua Washington Shoulders (age 29), of West Columbia, on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, also a member of […]

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19-year-old arrested on child sexual abuse material charges, says SC Attorney General

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced, on Monday, the arrest of Louis Alfonso Mouhteros, Jr.  (age 19), of West Columbia, on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, also […]

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US Rep. Joe Wilson taken to the hospital

US Rep. Joe Wilson, of Springdale was taken to the hospital Tuesday night. He was being treated after he collapsed at an event in Washington. Later Tuesday night, Wilson’s office confirmed the news on X. “Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) was taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC,” according to […]

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Lexington Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Thomas Clinton Jordan Lockridge, (age 31) of Lexington, on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, also […]

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Lexington man gets 10 years for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, announced by SC Attorney General Alan Wilson

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that on July 10, 2024, a Lexington County Jury found Michael Scott Valdario guilty on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 1st degree and two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 2nd degree. Judge Walton McLeod handed down a sentence of two years on each Sexual Exploitation […]

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Lexington County man sentenced to 5 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material, drugs, and resisting arrest

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that a Lexington County man has been sentenced to five years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material, drugs, and resisting arrest. On Monday, Jordan Keith Agee pleaded guilty to Resisting Arrest, Possession of Less Than 1 Gram of Methamphetamine/Cocaine Base, and four counts of Sexual Exploitation of a […]

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Lexington County sex offender sentenced to 6 years for soliciting who he thought was a 13-year-old

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that a Lexington County man who was already a registered sex offender was sentenced to six years in prison for soliciting someone he thought was a minor. On Monday, Steven Leslie Wright pleaded guilty to Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and Attempted Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Person Under […]

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West Columbia Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Related Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joshua Louis Cunningham (age 20), of West Columbia, on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators state Cunningham engaged in criminal sexual conduct […]

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